A cutaneous Anthrax outbreak in Koraput District of Odisha-India 2015

A cutaneous Anthrax outbreak in Koraput District of Odisha-India 2015

Abstract Background Cutaneous anthrax in humans is associated with exposure to infected animals or animal products and has a case fatality rate of up to 20% if untreated. During May to June 2015, an outbreak of cutaneous anthrax was reported in Koraput district of Odisha, India, an area endemic for...

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Main Authors: Priyakanta Nayak, Samir V. Sodha, Kayla F. Laserson, Arun K. Padhi, Basanta K. Swain, Shaikh S. Hossain, Aakash Shrivastava, Pradeep Khasnobis, Srinivas R. Venkatesh, Bikash Patnaik, Kailash C. Dash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Anthrax
Koraput
India
Global health security
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6787-0

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