An outbreak of infection with Bacillus anthracis in injecting drug users in Scotland-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

An outbreak of infection with Bacillus anthracis in injecting drug users in Scotland

Published:2010-01-14 Issue:2 Volume:15 Page:
ISSN:1560-7917
Container-title:Eurosurveillance
language:en
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Author:

Ramsay C N¹,Stirling A²,Smith J²,Hawkins G¹,Brooks T³,Hood J⁴,Penrice G²,Browning L M¹,Ahmed S²,on behalf of the NHS GGC Collective²,on behalf of the Scottish National Outbreak Control Teams Collective¹

Affiliation:

1. Health Protection Scotland, Glasgow, United Kingdom

2. National Health Service Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

3. Special Pathogens Reference Unit (SPRU) Health Protection Agency, Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom

4. Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

An investigation is currently underway to explore and control an outbreak of Bacillus anthracis among drug users (mainly injecting) in Scotland. Contaminated heroin or a contaminated cutting agent mixed with the heroin is considered to be the most likely source and vehicle of infection. Heroin users have been advised of the risk. The risk to the general public is regarded as very low.

Publisher

European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

Subject

Virology,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Epidemiology

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