Health Protection Scotland reports that a further case of anthrax has been confirmed in a heroin user in Scotland, bringing the total number of cases in Scotland to 24.
In addition, one patient in the NHS Fife area who was previously confirmed as having anthrax has now died, bringing the total number of deaths in Scotland among confirmed anthrax cases in this outbreak to 10. A further two cases have been confirmed in England linked to the use of heroin, one in London and one fatal case in Blackpool. This makes the total number of cases in the UK 26 with 11 deaths.
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