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Livestock owners’ anthrax prevention practices and its associated factors in Sekota Zuria district, Northeast Ethiopia

open access: yesBMC Veterinary Research, 2020
Background In Ethiopia, the second most prioritized of the zoonotic diseases next to rabies is anthrax. About 50.6% of anthrax cases and 33.3% of deaths of livestock have been reported from Wag-Himra Zone, where appropriate anthrax prevention practices ...
Kibeb Seid   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cutaneous anthrax in patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case report

open access: yesDermatology Reports, 2022
Introduction: Anthrax is a zoonotic disease caused by Bacillus anthracis which is transmitted to humans from infected animals. Transmission occurs when there is contact with animals or products from animals infected with anthrax. Anthrax infection is an
Dhani Redhono Harioputro   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification of a novel zinc metalloprotease through a global analysis of clostridium difficile extracellular proteins [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Clostridium difficile is a major cause of infectious diarrhea worldwide. Although the cell surface proteins are recognized to be important in clostridial pathogenesis, biological functions of only a few are known.
A Barketi-Klai   +73 more
core   +7 more sources

Factors leading to dissemination of cutaneous anthrax: an international ID-IRI study

open access: yesNew Microbes and New Infections, 2022
Background: Although anthrax is a rare zoonotic infection, it still causes significant mortality and morbidity. In this multicenter study, which is the largest anthrax case series ever reported, we aimed to describe the factors leading to dissemination ...
U.S. Elbahr   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

A review of cutaneous anthrax and its outcome

open access: yesJournal of Infection and Public Health, 2010
Anthrax is still an endemic disease in some countries in the world and has become a re-emerging disease in western countries with recent intentional outbreak. The aim of this study was to review our clinical experience with cutaneous anthrax cases.
Mehmet Doganay, Gokhan Metan, Emine Alp
doaj   +1 more source

The global distribution of Bacillus anthracis and associated anthrax risk to humans, livestock and wildlife. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Bacillus anthracis is a spore-forming, Gram-positive bacterium responsible for anthrax, an acute infection that most significantly affects grazing livestock and wild ungulates, but also poses a threat to human health.
Alexander, Kathleen A   +12 more
core  

Genetic code expansion for chemosensing and chemical actuation of biological functions

open access: yesBulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, EarlyView.
Genetic code expansion (GCE) broadens the chemical repertoire for precise control of protein function in biological systems. This review highlights GCE‐based sensing and actuating systems that operate through selective interactions between noncanonical amino acids and chemical triggers.
Jieun Bae, Dong‐Hyun Kim, Minseob Koh
wiley   +1 more source

Inhalable vaccine of bacterial culture supernatant extract mediates protection against fatal pulmonary anthrax

open access: yesEmerging Microbes and Infections, 2023
Pulmonary anthrax is the most fatal clinical form of anthrax and currently available injectable vaccines do not provide adequate protection against it.
Li-Na Zhai   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
Muriel Figuié   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying Edaphic Factors and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Metrics Driving Wildlife Mortality From Anthrax in Kenya’s Wildlife Areas

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Anthrax, an acute disease of homeotherms caused by soil-borne Bacillus anthracis is implicated in dramatic declines in wildlife mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. Anthrax outbreaks are often localized in space and time.
Vincent Obanda   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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