The pattern of anthrax at the wildlife-livestock-human interface in Zimbabwe.

• Main Authors: Norman L Mukarati (Author), Gift Matope (Author), Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky (Author), Daud N Ndhlovu (Author), Alexandre Caron (Author), Davies M Pfukenyi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Anthrax is an important but neglected zoonosis in southern Africa and elsewhere which occurs naturally in herbivorous wildlife and livestock. Fatal outbreaks in animals are spaced by potentially extended periods of non-activity during which the bacterium is maintained in soil. The ecology of the pat...