Outbreak of cutaneous anthrax in Musalimadugu village, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India, July-August 2011
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Outbreak of cutaneous anthrax in Musalimadugu village, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India, July-August 2011.
INTRODUCTION In August 2011, Chittoor district authorities reported a cluster of suspected human anthrax cases to the Andhra Pradesh state surveillance unit. We investigated this cluster to confirm its etiology, describe its magnitude, identify potential risk factors, and make recommendations for preventing similar outbreaks in the future. METHODOLOGY Suspected cutaneous anthrax was defined a...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1972-2680
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.2635