Outbreak of Anthrax Associated with Handling and Eating Meat from a Cow, Uganda, 2018

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dc.contributor.authorKisaakye, Esther
dc.contributor.authorRiolexus Ario, Alex
dc.contributor.authorBainomugisha, Kenneth
dc.contributor.authorCossaboom, Caitlin M. Ping Zhu
dc.contributor.authorLowe, David
dc.contributor.authorBulage, Lilian
dc.contributor.authorKadobera, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorSekamatte, Musa
dc.contributor.authorLubwama, Bernard
dc.contributor.authorTumusiime, Dan
dc.contributor.authorTusiime, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorDowning, Robert
dc.contributor.authorBuule, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorLutwama, Julius
dc.contributor.authorSalzer, Johanna S.
dc.contributor.authorMatkovic, Eduard
dc.contributor.authorJoy Gary, Jana Ritter,
dc.contributor.authorZhu, Bao-Ping
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-01T20:34:36Z
dc.date.available2022-08-01T20:34:36Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractOn April 20, 2018, the Kween District Health Office in Kween District, Uganda reported 7 suspected cases of human anthrax. A team from the Uganda Ministry of Health and partners investigated and identified 49 cases, 3 confirmed and 46 suspected; no deaths were reported. Multiple exposures from handling the carcass of a cow that had died suddenly were significantly associated with cutaneous anthrax, whereas eating meat from that cow was associated with gastrointestinal anthrax. Eating undercooked meat was significantly associated with gastrointestinal anthrax, but boiling the meat for >60 minutes was protective. We recommended providing postexposure antimicrobial prophylaxis for all exposed persons, vaccinating healthy livestock in the area, educating farmers to safely dispose of animal carcasses, and avoiding handling or eating meat from livestock that died of unknown causes.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKisaakye, E., Ario, A. R., Bainomugisha, K., Cossaboom, C. M., Lowe, D., Bulage, L., ... & Zhu, B. P. (2020). Outbreak of anthrax associated with handling and eating meat from a cow, Uganda, 2018. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(12), 2799. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2612.191373en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3201/eid2612.191373
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4244
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmerging Infectious Diseasesen_US
dc.subjectAnthraxen_US
dc.subjectMeaten_US
dc.subjectCowen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleOutbreak of Anthrax Associated with Handling and Eating Meat from a Cow, Uganda, 2018en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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