An outbreak of human anthrax in Mysore (India).

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dc.contributor.authorIchhpujani, R Len_US
dc.contributor.authorRajagopal, Ven_US
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharya, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorRana, U V Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorMittal, Veenaen_US
dc.contributor.authorRai, Arvinden_US
dc.contributor.authorRavishankar, A Gen_US
dc.contributor.authorPasha, S Ten_US
dc.contributor.authorSokhey, Jotnaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBiswas, Sen_US
dc.date.accessioned2004-09-03en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-01T19:33:42Z
dc.date.available2004-09-03en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-01T19:33:42Z
dc.date.issued2004-09-03en_US
dc.description.abstractAnthrax is a zoonotic disease caused by Bacillus anthracis. Intestinal anthrax though a rare entity mostly ends with fatal outcome. Very few cases of intestinal anthrax are reported. Present outbreak of intestinal anthrax is unique in itself that four cases succumbed to the illness within a span of 48-72 hours in a small hamlet of Mysore district of Karnataka, after consuming diseased deer meat. Confirmation of the diagnosis was carried out at NICD, Delhi by bacteriological culture isolation, biochemical tests, animal pathogenicity and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This outbreak clearly indicates surveillance of anthrax in animals in endemic areas is an essential part in the control of the disease with intersectoral coordination between the departments of health, animal husbandary, agriculture and forest.en_US
dc.description.affiliationNational Institute of Communicable Diseases, Delhi.en_US
dc.identifier.citationIchhpujani RL, Rajagopal V, Bhattacharya D, Rana UV, Mittal V, Rai A, Ravishankar AG, Pasha ST, Sokhey J, Biswas S. An outbreak of human anthrax in Mysore (India). Journal of Communicable Diseases. 2004 Sep; 36(3): 199-204en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/113042
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshAnthrax --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshDeer --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshDisease Outbreaksen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFood Microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshGastrointestinal Diseases --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMeat --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMiceen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.titleAn outbreak of human anthrax in Mysore (India).en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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