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THE CURRENT SITUATION ON ANTHRAX IN RUSSIA AND IN THE WORLD. MAIN TRENDS AND FEATURES

open access: yesПроблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2017
The current situation on anthrax is characterized as unstable. Instability is associated with recurring epizootic outbreaks complicated by human anthrax cases, as people contract infection mainly through contact with sick animals, their carcasses or ...
E. I. Eremenko   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Animal, human, and environmental perspectives on anthrax in Bangladesh

open access: yesHeliyon
Background: In Bangladesh, the zoonotic transmission of anthrax from animals to humans poses substantial challenges for prevention and control programs, especially in resource-constrained settings. A comprehensive literature review was conducted focusing
Sk Shaheenur Islam   +5 more
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Ecological suitability modeling for anthrax in the Kruger National Park, South Africa.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
The spores of the soil-borne bacterium, Bacillus anthracis, which causes anthrax are highly resistant to adverse environmental conditions. Under ideal conditions, anthrax spores can survive for many years in the soil.
Pieter Johan Steenkamp   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cutaneous anthrax rapidly progressed into septic anthrax resulting in death – A case report

open access: yesIDCases
Anthrax is a fatal zoonotic disease and the acute risk associated with it cannot be underestimated. Cutaneous anthrax accounts for more than 95 % of anthrax and usually does not lead to death.
Yufei Lyu   +11 more
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Demand for Prophylaxis after Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax Cases, 2001

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
Media reports suggested increased public demand for anthrax prophylaxis after the intentional anthrax cases in 2001, but the magnitude of anthrax-related prescribing in unaffected regions was not assessed.
Edward A. Belongia   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

EVALUATION OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND EPIZOOTIOLOGICAL SITUATION ON ANTHRAX IN 2016, THE FORECAST FOR 2017

open access: yesПроблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2017
The results of analysis of epidemiological and epizootiological situation on anthrax in the world in 2016 are presented. In the Russian Federation 36 human cases of anthrax are registered. Epizooties are noted in 3 federal districts.
A. G. Ryazanova   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anthrax: A narrative review

open access: yesNew Microbes and New Infections
Bacillus anthracis is a zoonotic bacterium, majorly responsible for causing human anthrax and the possibility of the outbreak spreading globally. Herbivorous animals serve as the inherent reservoir for the disease, whereas all endothermic species are ...
Sumel Ashique   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial clusters of human and livestock anthrax define high-risk areas requiring intervention in Lao Cai Province, Vietnam 1991-2022

open access: yesGeospatial Health
Anthrax, a widespread zoonosis in low and middle-income countries with low disease awareness and insufficient livestock vaccination coverage, has been known in Lao Cai Province in northern Vietnam for years before its apparent absence in 2009, which ...
Tan Luong   +10 more
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Perceptions and Practices towards Anthrax in Selected Agricultural Communities in Arua District, Uganda

open access: yesJournal of Tropical Medicine, 2020
Background. Anthrax is globally recognized as an important public health and economic challenge in many agricultural communities. A cross-sectional study was conducted in three subcounties in Arua district to assess the community’s awareness, cultural ...
Joseph M. Kungu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anthrax in the Russian Federation: Improvement of Epizootic-Epidemiological Surveillance at the Present Stage

open access: yesЭпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2018
The improvement of epizootic-epidemiological surveillance of anthrax in the Russian Federation acquires particular urgency in modern conditions. The aim of the study was to assess the current  situation of anthrax in the Russian Federation and to develop
E. G. Simonova   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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