A cutaneous Anthrax outbreak in Koraput District of Odisha-India 2015
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15375647 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Priyakanta Nayak (National Center for Disease Control, corresponding author), Samir V Sodha (0000-0003-3695-1046, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Kayla F Laserson (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Arun Kumar Padhi, Basanta Kumar Swain (0000-0003-0273-2849), Shah Hossain (0000-0003-1989-9389, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Shaikh S Hossain, Aakash Shrivastava (0000-0001-5293-4268, National Center for Disease Control), Pradeep Khasnobis (National Center for Disease Control), Srinivas Venkatesh (National Center for Disease Control), Srinivas R Venkatesh, Bikash Patnaik, Kailash C Dash (0009-0004-1383-5901) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | S3 |
| Pages | 470-470 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-019-6787-0 |
| PMID | 32326927 |
| OpenAlex | W2943856338 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
Our investigation revealed significant associations between eating and handling of ill animals and presence of anthrax-like organisms in lesions. We immediately initiated livestock vaccination in the area, educated the community on safe handling practices and recommended continued regular anthrax animal vaccinations to prevent future outbreaks
Antibiotics · Attack rate · Bacillus anthracis · Case fatality rate · Environmental health · Eschar · Gram staining · Outbreak · Veterinary medicine · Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research · Medicine · Poxvirus research and outbreaks · Zoonotic diseases and public health · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Microbiology · Surgery · Virology
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |