Drum-Making Anthrax Victim Suffers Setback
A New York City drum maker hospitalized with inhalation anthrax remained in serious condition after suffering a setback last week, hospital officials said.
Vado Diomande apparently became infected after importing raw animal hides from Africa for use in drums. He traveled in December to Ivory Coast.
The 44-year-old’s condition was downgraded from fair to serious when he “experienced a temporary setback in his recovery,” according to a statement from Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pa.
Contracting inhalation anthrax from natural sources is rare. The last U.S. case not linked to terrorism was in 1976.
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