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Suspect vector transmission of human cutaneous anthrax during an animal outbreak in Southern Italy.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Oct 2013
Fasanella Antonio, Garofolo Giuliano, Galella Michelangelo, Troiano Pasquale, De Stefano Carlo, Pace Lorenzo, Aceti Angela, Serrecchia Luigina, Adone Rosanna
Abstract excerpt
During an outbreak of sheep anthrax in Basilicata, southern Italy, the owner of a flock located about 3 km away from the affected farm developed skin lesions attributable to cutaneous anthrax. The DNA extracted from the human scabs confirmed the diagnosis, and a 15-loci multiple locus variable nu...
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