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Reoccurring Bovine Anthrax in Germany on the Same Pasture after 12 Years
2021-11-23
Abstract excerpt
The zoonotic disease anthrax caused by the endospore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis is very rare in Germany. In the state of Bavaria, the last case occurred in July of 2009 resulting in four dead cows. In August of 2021, the disease reemerged after heavy rains, killing one gestating cow. Notably, both outbreaks affected the same pasture, suggesting a close epidemiological connection. B. anthracis could be gr...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 962e164e-2157-5fc7-a892-3cac8ea8b9bb
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202111.0426.v1
