Ingestional (Oral Route/Enteric) Anthrax: Is It a Problem in Turkey?
Anthrax is primarily a disease of herbivores that can be transmitted to humans. The disease occurs worldwide. Although the disease is well controlled in industrial and agricultural areas in western developed countries, it is still far from controlled in some developing countries. Currently, anthrax...
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| Language: | English |
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Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi
2009-09-01
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| Series: | Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2009-14-3-097-104.pdf |
| Summary: | Anthrax is primarily a disease of herbivores that can be transmitted to humans. The disease occurs worldwide. Although the disease is well controlled in industrial and agricultural areas in western developed countries, it is still far from controlled in some developing countries. Currently, anthrax has assumed greater importance as a result of the potential use of Bacillus anthracis spores as an agent of bioterrorism and biological warfare. The infection in humans is correlated with the incidence of disease in domestic animals. Anthrax occurs primarily in three forms in humans: cutaneous, respiratory and ingestional. Sepsis and meningitis can develop rarely as a complication of primary infection. Ingestional anthrax has not received as much attention as cutaneous and inhalational anthrax in the last two decades; it is divided into two forms as oropharyngeal and gastrointestinal. Penicillin is still the drug of choice in the treatment of anthrax. In the therapy of oropharyngeal or intestinal anthrax, two or more antibiotic combinations with supportive therapy are suggested for 10-14 days. Surgical resection of advanced intestinal anthrax may be life-saving. Good veterinary practice in endemic areas, immunization of animals against anthrax and education of animal owners can be effective in controlling infection in endemic/hyperendemic areas. |
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| ISSN: | 1300-932X 1300-932X |