“The evidence during the course of the Inquest gave rise to a concern as to a knowledge…”
Dated 7 May 2021, from the coroner for East London. Sent to 1 organisation or person.
A coroner wrote this report after an inquest, to warn the organisations below about a risk of further deaths.
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- Report dated7 May 2021
- Deadline2 Jul 2021
- Published on judiciary.uk18 May 2021
- Today27 Oct 2026
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The coroner’s concerns
– The evidence during the course of the Inquest gave rise to a concern as to a knowledge gap in relation to the organism Capncytophagia canimorsus. The attending doctors were not familiar with this form of bacteria living within the mouths of dogs and cats and how easy it is to infect people with this organism. A severe traumatic injury is not required for infection to develop. This organism can cause an overwhelming infection in susceptible individuals. The Inquest heard that conditions such as type II diabetes and hepatic steatosis render the individual to a higher risk of serious infection. The inquest heard that raising awareness of this organism and the underlying high risk medical conditions within the medical profession, may prevent future deaths. The Inquest also heard that there may be a need for greater public awareness in relation to the need to seek urgent medical attention if a person suffers from a relevant underlying illness and becomes generally unwell following a dog or cat bite.
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- judiciary.uk, Prevention of Future Deaths reports, 2021-0145
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- 8 Oct 2026
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