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Epidemiological and comparative genomic analysis of Bacillus anthracis isolated from northern Vietnam.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Hoang Thi Thu Ha, Dang Duc Anh, Pham Thanh Hai, Luong Minh Hoa, Tran Nhu Duong, Nguyen Tran Hien, Nguyen Thuy Tram, Nguyen Tran Tuan, Inoue Satoshi, Morikawa Shigeru, Okutani Akiko
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To understand the epidemiological and genetic background of anthrax cases occurring in Vietnam from 2011 to 2015, we surveilled and genetically analyzed Bacillus anthracis isolated in the north of the country. Epidemiological surveillance showed that most human cutaneous anthrax cases occurred in association with animal dissection. Whole-genome sequences were obtained from six B. anthracis strains from human...
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