Investigations and control measures following a case of inhalation anthrax in East London in a drum maker and drummer, October 2008

S Anaraki; S Addiman; G Nixon; D Krahé; R Ghosh; T Brooks; G Lloyd; R Spencer; A Walsh; B McCloskey; N Lightfoot

doi:10.2807/ese.13.51.19076-en

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Investigations and control measures following a case of inhalation anthrax in East London in a drum maker and drummer, October 2008
S Anaraki¹ , S Addiman¹ , G Nixon¹ , D Krahé² , R Ghosh² , T Brooks³ , G Lloyd³ , R Spencer³ , A Walsh⁴ , B McCloskey⁵ , N Lightfoot⁶
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Affiliations: ¹ North East and North Central London Health Protection Unit, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom ² Homerton University Hospital, London, United Kingdom ³ Laboratory for Novel and Dangerous Pathogens, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom ⁴ Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom ⁵ London Regional Director’s Office, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom ⁶ Health Protection Agency, Central Office, London, United Kingdom

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Citation style for this article: Anaraki S, Addiman S, Nixon G, Krahé D, Ghosh R, Brooks T, Lloyd G, Spencer R, Walsh A, McCloskey B, Lightfoot N. Investigations and control measures following a case of inhalation anthrax in East London in a drum maker and drummer, October 2008 . Euro Surveill. 2008;13(51):pii=19076. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.51.19076-en Received: 12 Dec 2008

Abstract

We discuss the investigations and control measures undertaken following the notification of a fatal case of inhalation anthrax in East London. The patient is believed to have acquired the infection from making animal hide drums. Environmental investigations identified one drum and two pieces of animal skins contaminated with anthrax spores.