Posts Tagged ‘Anthrax’
Anthrax Is In Heroin: The Facts
Heroin users in the UK are facing a potentially deadly risk from an outbreak of anthrax. The outbreak among heroin users, first identified in Glasgow in December 2009, has spread to several other areas in Scotland and there are now anthrax cases in England. A case was also reported in Germany in December. A substantial number of those heroin users [...]
Heroin Anthrax Infection Spikes London
Feb 8 2010: The first case of anthrax in England has been confirmed in a heroin user in London. This follows the ongoing cluster of confirmed cases of anthrax among heroin users in Scotland. A number of these people have died from anthrax thought to be from contaminated heroin. Anthrax is a rare and very serious bacterial infection that is [...]
