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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
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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
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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.
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