Risk analysis of an anthrax outbreak in cattle and humans of Sesheke district of Western Zambia

Acta Tropica

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 162-165

  Munang'andu, Hetron Mweemba ^a   Banda, Fredrick ^b   Chikampa, Webster ^c   Mutoloki, Stephen ^a   Syakalima, Michelo ^d   Munyeme, Musso ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Provincial Veterinary Office   (Zambia)

^c Department of Veterinary Services and Livestock Development   (Zambia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Cattle; Humans; Outbreak; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; CATTLE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARBUNCLE; CASE REPORT; CATTLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GIEMSA STAIN; HERD; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; ZAMBIA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SKIN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; ZAMBIA;

ZAMBIA;

BOS;

EID: 84865775354     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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