An outbreak of cutaneous anthrax in a tribal area of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh

Background: Anthrax is a disease of herbivorous animals, caused by Bacillus anthracis and humans incidentally acquire the disease by handling infected animals and their products. Though the disease has become rare, endemic outbreaks occur in tropical countries, where veterinary control of livestock...

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Main Authors: B Balachandrudu, S S Amrutha Bindu, Ch Naveen Kumar, Poonam Malakondaiah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jdrntruhs.org/article.asp?issn=2277-8632;year=2018;volume=7;issue=1;spage=49;epage=53;aulast=Balachandrudu