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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-04-01
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Series: | One Health Outlook |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-021-00040-z |