Fernando Gomez, 35, a resident of east London and a drum maker by profession, who had been admitted in Homerton University Hospital after falling ill from inhaling anthrax spores while handling imported animal skins at his workshop, has died after more than a week in intensive care unit.

London  - Health officials in Britain were Monday examining the death of a drum-maker who inhaled anthrax spores while handling imported animal skin.

Spanish-born Fernando Gomez, 35, died in hospital late Sunday after being taken ill a week ago.

His flat and workshop in Hackney, east London, have been sealed off by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) for examination.