Investigations and control measures following a case of inhalation anthrax in East London in a drum maker and drummer, October 2008.
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.
Anaraki
S
S
North East and North Central London Health Protection Unit, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom.
Addiman
S
S
Nixon
G
G
Krahé
D
D
Ghosh
R
R
Brooks
T
T
Lloyd
G
G
Spencer
R
R
Walsh
A
A
McCloskey
B
B
Lightfoot
N
N
D000328:Adult; D000881:Anthrax / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009146:Music; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*