Cutaneous anthrax outbreak associated with handling dead animals, Rhino Camp sub-county: Arua District, Uganda, January–May 2018

Abstract Background On 18 January 2018 a 40 year old man presented with skin lesions at Rhino Camp Health Centre. A skin lesion swab was collected on 20 January 2018 and was confirmed by PCR at Uganda Virus Research Institute on 21 January 2018. Subsequently, about 9 persons were reported to have fa...

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Main Authors: Vivian Ntono, Daniel Eurien, Lilian Bulage, Daniel Kadobera, Julie Harris, Alex Riolexus Ario
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:One Health Outlook
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-021-00040-z