A cluster of anthrax cases including meningitis.
We report a common-source outbreak of anthrax. The source of infection was the carcass of a cow. Three patients developed anthrax, which affects meninx, skin and larynx. The patient with meningitis died. In all, 20 people who contacted or ate the cooked meat of the dead cow were given prophylactic tetracycline and remained well. This small outbreak calls for the increased awareness of physicians to this clinical entity in locations in which anthrax is endemic and for health education.
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School, Samsun, Turkey. hakanomu@omu.edu.tr
Hakan
H
Leblebicioglu
Derya
D
Turan
Cafer
C
Eroglu
Saban
S
Esen
Mustafa
M
Sunbul
Fatih
F
Bostanci
D000818:Animals; D000881:Anthrax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000635:transmission; D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000382:microbiology; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology; D015047:Zoonoses