Large Anthrax Outbreak in a New Locality in Croatia, 2022

Bacillus anthracis is a well-known zoonotic pathogen that can cause disease in both animals and humans. Moreover, it has a high bioterrorism potential as its lethal spores are resistant to inactivation, are easy to produce in large quantities, and are easily spread over large areas. Anthrax cases oc...

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Vydáno v:Life (Basel, Switzerland) Ročník 14; číslo 3; s. 349
Hlavní autoři: Žmak, Ljiljana, Bošnjak, Selma, Pem Novosel, Iva, Juzbašić, Tajana, Vilibić-Čavlek, Tatjana, Tabain, Irena, Miškić, Tihana, Lohman Janković, Ivana, Brkić, Inoslav, Gverić Grginić, Ana
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.03.2024
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Témata:
Animal diseases
Animals
Annual reports
Anthrax
Bioterrorism
Care and treatment
Cattle
Communication
Control
Croatia
Development and progression
Diagnosis
Disease prevention
emerging diseases
Epidemics
Evaluation
Horses
Immunization
Inactivation
Infections
one health
Outbreaks
Public health administration
Sheep
Skin
Spores
Veterinarians
Zoonoses
zoonosis
Croatia
Europe
emerging diseases
one health
anthrax
zoonosis
ISSN:2075-1729, 2075-1729
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Shrnutí:Bacillus anthracis is a well-known zoonotic pathogen that can cause disease in both animals and humans. Moreover, it has a high bioterrorism potential as its lethal spores are resistant to inactivation, are easy to produce in large quantities, and are easily spread over large areas. Anthrax cases occur in different parts of the world, including most European countries. Specific areas of Croatia are long known as anthrax districts, but with sporadically reported cases over the years. Here, we present a major outbreak of animal and human anthrax in the region of Lonjsko Polje in Croatia, a region not known to have anthrax cases in the past. The outbreak started in July 2022 and lasted several months, but most human and animal cases were reported in the first month. During the outbreak, there were 17 reported human cases of cutaneous anthrax and 29 laboratory-confirmed animal cases. However, due to issues in reporting in animals and the late finding of the carcasses, which made laboratory diagnostics challenging, the actual number of animal cases was probably significantly higher.
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ISSN:2075-1729
2075-1729
DOI:10.3390/life14030349