title: Reanalysis of the anthrax epidemic in Rhodesia, 1978-1984.
abstract: In the mid-1980s, the largest epidemic of anthrax of the last 200 years was documented in a little known series of studies by Davies inThe Central African Journal of Medicine. This epidemic involved thousands of cattle and 10,738 human cases with 200 fatalities in Rhodesia during the Counterinsurgency. Grossly unusual epidemiological features were noted that, to this day, have not been definitively explained. This study performed a historical reanalysis of the data to reveal an estimated geographic involvement of 245,750 km2, with 171,990 cattle and 17,199 human cases. Here we present the first documented geotemporal visualization of the human anthrax epidemic.
authors.affiliation: School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nevada-Reno , Reno, Nevada , United States.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography, University of Nevada-Reno , Reno, Nevada , United States.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Brediger
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography and Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, University of Nevada-Reno , Reno, Nevada , United States.
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Albright
authors.affiliation: School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nevada-Reno , Reno, Nevada , United States.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith-Gagen
keywords: Anthrax; Biodefense; Rhodesia