Open AccessReoccurring Bovine Anthrax in Germany on the Same Pasture after 12 Years
Author(s) -
Peter Braun,
Wolfgang Beyer,
Matthias Hanczaruk,
Julia M. Riehm,
Markus Antwerpen,
Christian Otterbein,
Jacqueline Oesterheld,
Gregor Grass
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.02291-21
Subject(s) - bacillus anthracis , biology , outbreak , genotype , plasmid , microbiology and biotechnology , virulence , virology , genome , polymerase chain reaction , serotype , molecular epidemiology , genetics , bacteria , dna , gene
The zoonotic disease anthrax, caused by the endospore-forming bacteriumBacillus anthracis , is very rare in Germany. In the state of Bavaria, the last case occurred in July of 2009, resulting in four dead cows.