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Genetic source tracking of an anthrax outbreak in Shaanxi province, China.
Infectious diseases of poverty - 17 Jan 2017
Liu Dong-Li, Wei Jian-Chun, Chen Qiu-Lan, Guo Xue-Jun, Zhang En-Min, He Li, Liang Xu-Dong, Ma Guo-Zhu, Zhou Ti-Cao, Yin Wen-Wu, Liu Wei, Liu Kai, Shi Yi, Ji Jian-Jun, Zhang Hui-Juan, Ma Lin, Zhang Fa-Xin, Zhang Zhi-Kai, Zhou Hang, Yu Hong-Jie, Kan Biao, Xu Jian-Guo, Liu Feng, Li Wei
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BACKGROUND: Anthrax is an acute zoonotic infectious disease caused by the bacterium known as Bacillus anthracis. From 26 July to 8 August 2015, an outbreak with 20 suspected cutaneous anthrax cases was reported in Ganquan County, Shaanxi province in China. The genetic source tracking analysis of the anthrax outbreak was performed by molecular epidemiological methods in this study. METHODS: Three molecular typing...
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