Preliminary case report of fatal anthrax in an injecting drug user in North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, December 2009

• DOI: 10.2807/ese.15.02.19464-en
• Publication Date: 2017-10-04T10:06:11Z
• Authors: D Radun; H Bernard; M Altmann; I Schöneberg; V Bochat; U van Treeck; R M Rippe; R Grunow; M Elschner; W Biederbick; G Krause
• Keywords: Male; 0301 basic medicine; ddc:610; Substance Abuse; 610 Medizin; 610; Intravenous/microbiology; Bacillus anthracis/pathogenicity; 3. Good health; Anthrax; 03 medical and health sciences; Fatal Outcome; Bacillus anthracis; Germany; Humans; Substance Abuse, Intravenous; Anthrax/etiology; Aged

A fatal case of anthrax occurred in an injecting drug user Germany, December 2009. potential link to similar cases Scotland the same time period is currently under investigation.