High Case-Fatality Rate for Human Anthrax, Northern Ghana, 2005–2016

High Case-Fatality Rate for Human Anthrax, Northern Ghana, 2005–2016

The human cutaneous anthrax case-fatality rate is ≈1% when treated, 5%–20% when untreated. We report high case-fatality rates (median 35.0%; 95% CI 21.1%–66.7%) during 2005–2016 linked to livestock handling in northern Ghana, where veterinary resources are limited. Livestock vaccination and access...

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Main Authors: Jason K. Blackburn, Ernest Kenu, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Badu Sarkodie, Ian T. Kracalik, William A. Bower, Robyn A. Stoddard, Rita M. Traxler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Africa
Bacillus anthracis
bacteria
case-fatality rate
cutaneous anthrax
enteric infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/4/20-4496_article
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Summary:The human cutaneous anthrax case-fatality rate is ≈1% when treated, 5%–20% when untreated. We report high case-fatality rates (median 35.0%; 95% CI 21.1%–66.7%) during 2005–2016 linked to livestock handling in northern Ghana, where veterinary resources are limited. Livestock vaccination and access to human treatment should be evaluated.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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