Cutaneous anthrax associated with handling carcasses of animals that died suddenly of unknown cause: Arua District, Uganda, January 2015-August 2017.
<h4>Background</h4>Anthrax is a zoonotic disease that can be transmitted to humans from infected animals. During May-June 2017, three persons with probable cutaneous anthrax were reported in Arua District, Uganda; one died. All had recently handled carcasses of livestock that died sudden...
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Main Authors: | Freda Loy Aceng (Author), Alex Riolexus Ario (Author), Phoebe Hilda Alitubeera (Author), Mukasa Matinda Neckyon (Author), Daniel Kadobera (Author), Musa Sekamatte (Author), Denis Okethwangu (Author), Lilian Bulage (Author), Julie R Harris (Author), Willy Nguma (Author), Deo Birungi Ndumu (Author), Joshua Buule (Author), Luke Nyakarahuka (Author), Bao-Ping Zhu (Author) |
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