Anthrax on African Djembe drums
Snips: The risk of acquiring anthrax from an animal hide drum is very low. Of 236 cases of anthrax reported to CDC from 1955 through 1999, only one case of cutaneous anthrax was associated with a goat hide bongo drum purchased in Haiti.
Some importers claim to “inspect” for Anthrax. However, drums can not simply be inspected for Anthrax.
Snip: In 2007, two members of a Connecticut family were treated for skin anthrax traced to animal hides used to make African drums. In 2006, a New York dancer and drum maker who collapsed after a performance in Pennsylvania recovered from the first case of naturally occurring inhalation anthrax in the United States since 1976.
Ooops, that’s anthrax, NOT antrax! Sorry about that!
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