Risk factors for human anthrax among contacts of anthrax-infected livestock in Kazakhstan

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 48-52

  Woods, Christopher W ^a   Ospanov, Kenes ^b   Myrzabekov, Akylbek ^b   Favorov, Michael ^c   Plikaytis, Brian ^d   Ashford, David A ^e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Republican Sanitary and Epidemiological Station   (Kazakhstan)

^c Centers for Dis Contr and Prev ^*  (Kazakhstan)

^d NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GEOGRAPHY; HORSE; HUMAN; KAZAKHSTAN; LIVESTOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SHEEP; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; EQUUS CABALLUS; OVIS ARIES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 3142546766     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.48     Document Type: Article

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