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Human Anthrax Associated With an Epizootic Among Livestock—North Dakota, 2000

Author(s) -

North Dakota

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

archives of dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3652

pISSN - 0003-987X

DOI - 10.1001/archderm.138.2.281

Subject(s) - epizootic , outbreak , livestock , medicine , veterinary medicine , vigilance (psychology) , environmental health , virology , biology , ecology , neuroscience

On August 28, 2000, the North Dakota Department of Health was notified by a local clinician of a patient with a cutaneous lesion suggestive of anthrax following exposure to an infected animal carcass. This report summarizes the investigation of this case, which was associated with an anthrax epizootic among livestock in North Dakota, and emphasizes the importance of increased vigilance for human cases of anthrax during and following outbreaks of anthrax among livestock.

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