Health Protection Services, Health Protection Agency, London, UK.
Am J Public Health. 2012 Jan;102(1):122-5. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300314. Epub 2011 Nov 28.
The recent anthrax outbreak among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Europe has highlighted an ongoing problem with severe illness resulting from spore-forming bacteria in IDUs. We collated the numbers of cases of 4 bacterial illnesses (botulism, tetanus, Clostridium novyi, and anthrax) in European IDUs for 2000 to 2009 and calculated population rates. Six countries reported 367 cases; rates varied from 0.03 to 7.54 per million people. Most cases (92%) were reported from 3 neighboring countries: Ireland, Norway, and the United Kingdom. This geographic variation needs investigation.
最近在欧洲注射吸毒者（IDUs）中爆发的炭疽病凸显了 IDUs 中由孢子形成细菌引起的严重疾病这一持续存在的问题。我们整理了 2000 年至 2009 年欧洲 IDUs 中 4 种细菌病（肉毒中毒、破伤风、诺维梭菌和炭疽）的病例数，并计算了人口发病率。有 6 个国家报告了 367 例病例；发病率从每百万人 0.03 到 7.54 不等。大多数病例（92%）来自 3 个邻国：爱尔兰、挪威和英国。这种地理差异需要调查。
