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Spatial and phylogenetic patterns reveal hidden infection sources of Bacillus anthracis in an anthrax outbreak in Son La province, Vietnam.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2023
Metrailer Morgan C, Hoang Thi Thu Ha, Jiranantasak Treenate, Luong Tan, Hoa Luong Minh, Ngoc Do Bich, Pham Quang Thai, Pham Van Khang, Hung Tran Thi Mai, Huong Vu Thi Lan, Pham Thanh Long, Ponciano José Miguel, Hamerlinck Gabriela, Dang Duc Anh, Norris Michael H, Blackburn Jason K
Abstract excerpt
Bacillus anthracis, the bacterial cause of anthrax, is a zoonosis affecting livestock and wildlife often spilling over into humans. In Vietnam, anthrax has been nationally reportable since 2015 with cases occurring annually, mostly in the northern provinces. In April 2022, an outbreak was reported in Son La province following the butchering of a water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis. A total of 137 humans from three...
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