Human cutaneous anthrax, Georgia 2010-2012.
We assessed the occurrence of human cutaneous anthrax in Georgia during 2010--2012 by examining demographic and spatial characteristics of reported cases. Reporting increased substantially, as did clustering of cases near urban centers. Control efforts, including education about anthrax and livestock vaccination, can be directed at areas of high risk.
Ian
I
Kracalik
Lile
L
Malania
Nikoloz
N
Tsertsvadze
Julietta
J
Manvelyan
Lela
L
Bakanidze
Paata
P
Imnadze
Shota
S
Tsanava
Jason K
JK
Blackburn
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000881:Anthrax / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology; D002417:Cattle; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D005846:Georgia (Republic) / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D062211:Spatio-Temporal Analysis
Bacillus anthracis; Georgia; anthrax; bacteria; cutaneous anthrax; livestock; zoonoses