High Case-Fatality Rate for Human Anthrax, Northern Ghana, 2005–2016

Autor:	Jason K. Blackburn, Ernest Kenu, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Badu Sarkodie, Ian T. Kracalik, William A. Bower, Robyn A. Stoddard, Rita M. Traxler
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Africa Bacillus anthracis bacteria case-fatality rate cutaneous anthrax enteric infections Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 4, Pp 1216-1219 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2704.204496
Popis:	The human cutaneous anthrax case-fatality rate is ≈1% when treated, 5%–20% when untreated. We report high case-fatality rates (median 35.0%; 95% CI 21.1%–66.7%) during 2005–2016 linked to livestock handling in northern Ghana, where veterinary resources are limited. Livestock vaccination and access to human treatment should be evaluated.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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