title: Investigation of Anthrax Cases in North-East China, 2010-2014.
abstract: We determined the genotypes of seven Bacillus anthracis strains that were recovered from nine anthrax outbreaks in North-East China from 2010 to 2014, and two approved vaccine strains that are currently in use in China. The causes of these cases were partly due to local farmers being unaware of the presence of anthrax, and butchers with open wounds having direct contact with anthrax-contaminated meat products. The genotype of five of the seven recovered strains was A.Br.001/002 sub-lineage, which was concordant with previously published research. The remaining two cases belongs to the A.Br.Ames sub-lineage. Both of these strains displayed an identical SNR pattern, which was the first time that this genotype was identified in North-East China. Strengthening education in remote villages of rural China is an important activity aimed at fostering attempts to prevent and control anthrax. The genotype of the vaccine strain Anthrax Spore Vaccine No.II was A.Br.008/009 and A.Br.001/002 for the vaccine strain Anthrax Spore Vaccine Non-capsulated. Further studies of their characteristics are clearly warranted.
authors: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, Jilin, China.
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Zhou
authors: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, Jilin, China.
authors: Yang
authors: Y
authors: Sun
authors: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, Jilin, China.
authors: Lingwei
authors: L
authors: Zhu
authors: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, Jilin, China.
authors: Bo
authors: B
authors: Zhou
authors: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, Jilin, China.
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Liu
authors: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, Jilin, China.
authors: Xue
authors: X
authors: Ji
authors: Animal Diseases Control and Prevention Centre of Jilin Province, Jilin, China.
authors: Xiaofeng
authors: X
authors: Wang
authors: Animal Diseases Control and Prevention Centre of Jilin Province, Jilin, China.
authors: Nan
authors: N
authors: Wang
authors: Animal Diseases Control and Prevention Centre of Liaoning Province, Liaoning, China.
authors: Guibo
authors: G
authors: Gu
authors: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, Jilin, China.
authors: Shuzhang
authors: S
authors: Feng
authors: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, Jilin, China.
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Qian
authors: Institute of Military Veterinary, AMMS, Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Changchun, Jilin, China.
authors: Xuejun
authors: X
authors: Guo
mesh_terms: D000881:Anthrax / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022122:Anthrax Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D022122:Anthrax Vaccines