1/21. inhalation anthrax in a home craftsman.inhalation anthrax with complicating subarachnoid hemorrhage due to simultaneous infection with two capsular biotypes of bacillus anthracis of different virulence for the mouse is reported. The patient, a home craftsman, acquired his infection from imported animal-origin yarn.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = animal (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/21. anthrax meningitis. Report of two cases with autopsies.The authors report two cases of occupation-related anthrax meningitis; one was direct contamination from a diseased animal; the second was due to handling of bone powder imported from india. The pathological pattern of involvement of the meninges and brain is described and discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = animal (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/21. ulnar nerve lesion due to cutaneous anthrax.anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium bacillus anthracis. anthrax is most common in agricultural regions, where it occurs in animals. It can also infect humans. Cutaneous anthrax infections occur when the bacterium enters a cut or abrasion on the skin. A case of cutaneous anthrax infection of the arm is presented. The patient needed to undergo a skin graft. He subsequently developed an ulnar nerve lesion after severe edema in his arm and hand.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = animal (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/21. Injectional anthrax in a heroin skin-popper.anthrax is rare in western europe but may arise sporadically in people exposed to animal products from endemic areas. A heroin-injecting drug user presented with a severe soft-tissue infection at the injection site, septic shock, and meningitis. A gram-positive endospore-forming aerobic rod was isolated from the soft tissue and cerebrospinal fluid; confirmation of bacillus anthracis was made by PCR. Since contaminated heroin was the probable source of infection, this case is of concern and warrants surveillance.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = animal (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/21. Human anthrax associated with an epizootic among livestock--north dakota, 2000.On August 28, 2000, the north dakota Department of health was notified by a local clinician of a patient with a cutaneous lesion suggestive of anthrax following exposure to an infected animal carcass. This report summarizes the investigation of this case, which was associated with an anthrax epizootic among livestock in north dakota, and emphasizes the importance of increased vigilance for human cases of anthrax during and following outbreaks of anthrax among livestock.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = animal (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/21. Traditions, anthrax, and children.anthrax is sporadically seen in turkey, especially among people who live in rural areas and who come in contact with animals. Two siblings with cutaneous anthrax are described in this report. A week before their admission to the hospital, contaminated cow's blood was smeared on their foreheads as part of a traditional ritual. Both children were successfully treated with crystalline penicillin. In developing countries, traditions such as blood smearing may be an important factor in the transmission of anthrax to children.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = animal (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/21. Cutaneous anthrax associated with facial palsy: case report and literature review.BACKGROUND: anthrax is primarily an animal disease. bacillus anthracis, the causal agent in anthrax, is a Gram-positive rod. humans can acquire anthrax by industrial exposure to infected animals or animal products. methods: Reported here is the case of a 48-year-old male farm worker from iran with a history of direct contact with herds. He presented after 6 days of fever with toxicity and a crusted ulcer on the face that was later confirmed bacteriologically to be cutaneous anthrax. He was treated with large doses of intravenous penicillin and corticosteroids along with multiple subcutaneous epinephrine injections that were used to control the infection and massive facial edema. RESULTS: After 14 days, he partially recovered; however, ipsilateral facial nerve palsy developed and persisted despite therapeutic efforts. CONCLUSION: It is not possible to conclude whether early diagnosis and treatment of anthrax results in a lower risk of complications. Facial palsy can be added to the list of variable complications of the cutaneous effects of anthrax.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 3keywords = animal (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/21. Familial outbreak of agricultural anthrax in an area of northern italy.Three cases of cutaneous anthrax are reported which occurred in a farming family in northern italy. Epidemiological studies revealed contact with an infected cow (delivery of a stillborn fetus and slaughter). The cow was slaughtered soon after the delivery; cultures of carcass specimens yielded growth of bacillus anthracis. The origin of the animal infection was not known. serum samples were obtained from all 11 members of the family group and randomly from 10 of the 75 cows on the farm, which appeared to be in good health. Tests for antibodies against protective antigen and lethal factor using EIA and Western blot techniques were positive in three subjects (in paired sera) with cutaneous anthrax and in one subject who neither had had direct contact with the infected cow nor showed any sign of anthrax.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = animal (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/21. anthrax of the eyelids.anthrax is a disease caused by bacillus anthracis. The disease affects primarily herbivores including sheep, cattle, horses, and other domestic animals. humans may rarely be affected. We examined one male and two female patients with a localised itchy erythematous papule of the eyelid. A necrotising ulcer formed in each of the three cases resulting in a black lesion. Scraping in each case showed Gram positive rods and culture grew bacillus anthracis. All three patients responded to the intravenous administration of penicillin g, and the lesion resolved leaving scars in two cases. anthrax is a rare disease but should be considered in the differential diagnosis of ulcers or pustules of the eyelids.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = animal (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/21. anthrax in Wabessa village in the Dessie Zuria district of ethiopia.In 2002 an investigation of sudden death in a goat in Wabessa village in the Dessie Zuria district of ethiopia was undertaken using fresh blood brought to the Kombolcha Regional Veterinary Laboratory. The sample was examined using standard bacteriological techniques and animal pathogenicity tests were also performed. The laboratory investigation revealed bacillus anthracis as the cause of sudden death. Information gathered from stockowners in the same village revealed other similar recent cases and deaths, both in animals and humans, with farmers clearly describing the clinical signs and necropsy findings of anthrax. The disease occurs annually in this area in May and June, and in the 2002 outbreak mortality rates of 7.7%, 32.7% and 47.1% were observed in cattle, goats and donkeys, respectively. This study indicates that the community of this particular village neither knows of, nor practises, any of the conventional methods for anthrax control. The cutaneous form of the disease in humans and the environmental contamination associated with the practise of opening cadavers are briefly described and the findings are discussed with reference to the epidemiology of anthrax in both ethiopia and elsewhere. Control strategies are also recommended.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2keywords = animal (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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