A decade of spore-forming bacterial infections among European injecting drug users: pronounced regional variation

Vivian D. Hope; Norah Palmateer; Lucas Wiessing; Andrea Marongiu; Joanne White; Fortune Ncube; David Goldberg

doi:10.2105/AJPH.2011.300314

A decade of spore-forming bacterial infections among European injecting drug users: pronounced regional variation

Vivian D. Hope, Norah Palmateer, Lucas Wiessing, Andrea Marongiu, Joanne White, Fortune Ncube, David Goldberg

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Abstract

The anthrax outbreak among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Europe has highlighted an ongoing problem with severe illness due to spore-forming bacteria in IDUs. The numbers of cases of four bacterial illnesses (botulism, tetanus, Clostridium novyi, and anthrax) in European IDUs were collated for 2000 to 2009, and population rates calculated. Six countries reported 367 cases; rates varied from 0.03 to 7.54 per million people. Most (92%) were reported from three neighbouring countries: Ireland, Norway and United Kingdom. This geographic variation needs investigation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	122-125
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Public Health
Volume	102
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2011.300314
Publication status	Published - Jan 2012

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anthrax
outbreak
IDUs
spore-forming bacteria
geographic variation

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