title: Anthrax in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in Namibia.
abstract: Bacillus anthracis caused the death of five cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) on a farm in the Gobabis district in Namibia. The mode of infection was believed to be a freshly shot baboon (Papio ursinus) with a cutaneous anthrax lesion.
authors.affiliation: Central Veterinary Laboratory, Directorate Veterinary Services, Windhoek, Namibia.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Jäger
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Booker
authors.forename: O J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Hübschle
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000881:Anthrax / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001681:Biological Assay; D002335:Carnivora; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D005506:Food Contamination; D008460:Meat; D051379:Mice; D009276:Namibia; D010215:Papio