An outbreak of human anthrax in Mysore (India)

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 199-204

  Ichhpujani, R L ^a   Rajagopal, V ^c   Bhattacharya, D ^b   Rana, U V S ^b   Mittal, Veena ^b   Rai, Arvind ^b   Ravishankar, A G ^c   Pasha, S T ^b   Sokhey, Jotna ^d   Biswas, S ^b  

^a Directorate General of Health Services   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

^c Government College   (India)

^d GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Gastrointestinal anthrax; Human anthrax; Outbreak of anthrax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEER; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD CONTROL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUSE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; CHILD; DEER; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MEAT; MICE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 30944435293     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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