Cutaneous anthrax associated with handling carcasses of animals that died suddenly of unknown cause: Arua District, Uganda, January 2015-August 2017.

Cutaneous anthrax associated with handling carcasses of animals that died suddenly of unknown cause: Arua District, Uganda, January 2015-August 2017.

<h4>Background</h4>Anthrax is a zoonotic disease that can be transmitted to humans from infected animals. During May-June 2017, three persons with probable cutaneous anthrax were reported in Arua District, Uganda; one died. All had recently handled carcasses of livestock that died sudden...

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Main Authors: Freda Loy Aceng, Alex Riolexus Ario, Phoebe Hilda Alitubeera, Mukasa Matinda Neckyon, Daniel Kadobera, Musa Sekamatte, Denis Okethwangu, Lilian Bulage, Julie R Harris, Willy Nguma, Deo Birungi Ndumu, Joshua Buule, Luke Nyakarahuka, Bao-Ping Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009645

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009645

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