학술논문
Sporadic human cutaneous anthrax outbreak in Shaanxi Province, China: report of two cases from 2018
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other
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Source
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. February 2020 24(1)
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Language
English
ISSN
1413-8670
Abstract
China’s compulsory annual livestock anthrax vaccination policy has remarkably reduced but not completely eradicated human anthrax infections. Herein we describe a sporadic human cutaneous anthrax outbreak involving two cases in 2018 in Shaanxi Province, both involving herdsman who dealt with unvaccinated and potentially sick cattle. Both patients showed Bacillus anthracis-positive blister smear and blood culture. Treatment with penicillin was followed by uneventful recovery for both. The prompt performance of the prophylactic measures successfully interrupted the further transmission of this sporadic human cutaneous anthrax outbreak.