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A drug user from Suffolk has died after being infected with anthrax, health experts have said.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said a woman who injected heroin died at the James Paget University Hospital, in Gorleston, Norfolk, last weekend.
Suffolk Police said the woman was from Lowestoft.
There has been a small outbreak of cases in Europe, with 13 identified by health officials since June last year, including seven in the UK.
One case was in Scotland and one was in Wales.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-21717028
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said a woman who injected heroin died at the James Paget University Hospital, in Gorleston, Norfolk, last weekend.
Suffolk Police said the woman was from Lowestoft.
There has been a small outbreak of cases in Europe, with 13 identified by health officials since June last year, including seven in the UK.
One case was in Scotland and one was in Wales.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-21717028