Browsing Zambia National Public Health Institute by Subject "Bacillus anthracis Infection"

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    • Cutaneous anthrax outbreak in Chama District, Muchinga province, Zambia, 2016 as history repeats itself 

      Mwambi, P.; Mufunda, J.; Mwaba, P.; Kasese - Chanda, N.; Mumba, C.M.; Kalumbi, T.; Chaula, M.; Mweemba, N.; Hang’ombe, M.B.; Higashi, H.; Akamatsu, R.; Mazaba, M.L. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 2017)
      An outbreak of anthrax has been confirmed in Chama district in Zambia affecting close to 80 persons. A previous outbreak in the same area was confirmed in 2011 with 521 humans affected and 6 human and over 80 hippos dead. ...

    • Recovering from an anthrax epidemic 

      Moraes, A. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 2017)
      Anthrax is endemic in parts of Zambia, triggered annually by an interplay of environmental factors and human activity. Anthrax cases are typically reported between June and December, coinciding with the period when the ...