Investigation of human anthrax outbreak in Koraput district of Odisha, India

Investigation of human anthrax outbreak in Koraput district of Odisha, India

Background: Anthrax is a zoonotic infection resulting from the bacteria Bacillus anthracis. Humans contract cutaneous anthrax by coming into contact, and gastrointestinal (GI) anthrax by consumption of infected animals or animal products. An outbreak investigation was conducted to confirm the occurr...

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Main Authors: Debaprasad Parai, Matrujyoti Pattnaik, Hari Ram Choudhary, Arun Kumar Padhi, Swati Pattnaik, Sunita Jena, Subrat Kumar Sahoo, Usha Kiran Rout, Ankita Padhi, Niranjana Sahoo, Sangram Biswal, Soumesh Kumar Padhi, Sanghamitra Pati, Debdutta Bhattacharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
Anthrax
Outbreak
India
Outbreak investigation
Endemic
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1477893923001199

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