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Title: | Epidemiological and laboratory investigation of a zoonotic anthrax outbreak in West Bengal, India |
Other Titles: | Not Available |
Authors: | 17. Dandapat P, Chakrabarty A, Dey S, Nanda PK, Das SC, Dey S, Kurien A, Chakraborty A, Bandyopadhyay Samiran, Subhasish Bandyopadhyay, Singh RK |
ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
Author's Affiliated institute: | ICAR-IVRI, ERS, Kolkata and ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar; Animal Resources Development Department, Govt of West Bengal |
Published/ Complete Date: | 2017-11-01 |
Project Code: | Not Available |
Keywords: | Bacillus anthracis, outbreak, cattle, human, zoonotic West Bengal India |
Publisher: | ScienceDirect |
Citation: | Not Available |
Series/Report no.: | Not Available; |
Abstract/Description: | Objective: To investigate an anthrax outbreak affecting multi-species of animals includinghuman in five remote tribal villages in West Midnapur district, India, with no previous historyof anthrax cases for decades.Methods: A systematic epidemiological investigation, along with bacteriological examination,cultural isolation, biochemical and molecular characterization of the samples (blood, driedmeat, pieces of bones) was carried out to confirm diagnosis, identify transmission routes andrisk factors to recommend suitable control measures.Results: Samples from nine animals were confirmed for presence of Bacillus anthracis bycharacteristic morphology, biochemical profile, McFadyean reaction in blood smear, ‘medusahead’ appearance of colonies and PCR based detection of pXO1 plasmid. Epidemiologicalinvestigation revealed that the human patients contracted the infection during butchering orwhile handling contaminated animal products. In total, 14 animals died and 11 people gotinfected with cutaneous anthrax during the outbreak period.Conclusions: Anthrax continues to be a persisting problem in Indian subcontinent causingconsiderable morbidity and mortality in animals and human. Collaborative efforts of humanand animal health officials through various controlled measures viz., ring vaccination, earlytreatment of human cases, quarantine of affected animals, safe disposal of carcass and publichealth campaign effectively controlled the zoonotic anthrax outbreak. (3) (PDF) Epidemiological and laboratory investigation of a zoonotic anthrax outbreak in West Bengal, India. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320589042_Epidemiological_and_laboratory_investigation_of_a_zoonotic_anthrax_outbreak_in_West_Bengal_India#fullTextFileContent [accessed Apr 19 2023]. |
Description: | Worked as a team member |
ISSN: | ISSN: 2222-1808 |
Type(s) of content: | Article |
Sponsors: | Not Available |
Language: | English |
Name of Journal: | Asia Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease |
Journal Type: | Open Access |
NAAS Rating: | Not available |
Impact Factor: | 3.041 |
Volume No.: | 7 |
Page Number: | 653-658 |
Name of the Division/Regional Station: | Eastern Regional Station; ICAR-IVRI |
Source, DOI or any other URL: | https://doi.org/10.12980/apjtd.7.2017D7-62 |
URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/77868 |
Appears in Collections: | AS-IVRI-Publication |
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