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Anthrax Outbreak: Knowledge, Risk Practices, and Perception Among High-risk Working Groups in Abattoirs and Slaughterhouses in Nigeria

2024-06-11

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Anthrax is a neglected and life-threatening infectious zoonotic disease occurring, especially in Africa. This study was conducted a week before the confirmation of the recent anthrax outbreak in Nigeria on July 2023. It assessed the knowledge, risk practice, and perception of anthrax among the high-risk working groups such as meat processors, butchers, animal farmers, meat v...

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DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4444298/v1

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