An Outbreak of Human Systemic Anthrax, including One Case of Anthrax Meningitis, Occurred in Calabria Region (Italy): A Description of a Successful One Health Approach

An Outbreak of Human Systemic Anthrax, including One Case of Anthrax Meningitis, Occurred in Calabria Region (Italy): A Description of a Successful One Health Approach

In this report, three cases of human cutaneous anthrax are described, one complicated by meningitis, and all were linked to a single infected bullock. A 41-year-old male truck driver, along with two male slaughterhouse workers, 45 and 42, were hospitalized for necrotic lesions of the arm associated...

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Main Authors: Maurizio Guastalegname, Valeria Rondinone, Giuseppe Lucifora, Alfredo Vallone, Laura D’Argenio, Giovanni Petracca, Antonia Giordano, Luigina Serrecchia, Viviana Manzulli, Lorenzo Pace, Antonio Fasanella, Domenico Simone, Dora Cipolletta, Domenico Galante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
<i>Bacillus anthracis</i>
One Health
cutaneous anthrax
meningitis
antibiotic treatment
epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/6/909

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