1.
Euro Surveill
; 16(45)2011 Nov 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22114977
ABSTRACT
A cluster of two confirmed cases of anthrax were reported in October 2011 from a small village with a population of 3,400 people, in south-eastern Romania.One was a fatal case of cutaneous and anthrax meningoencephalitis, while the other had cutaneous anthrax. Both cases had been exposed to one Bacillus anthracis-infected cow via consumption of its meat or being involved in its slaughter.
Subject(s)
Anthrax/microbiology , Bacillus anthracis/pathogenicity , Adult , Animals , Anthrax/cerebrospinal fluid , Anthrax/diagnosis , Anthrax/epidemiology , Anthrax/transmission , Bacillus anthracis/isolation & purification , Bacteriological Techniques , Cattle/microbiology , Fatal Outcome , Foodborne Diseases/epidemiology , Foodborne Diseases/microbiology , Humans , Male , Mice , Romania/epidemiology , Skin Diseases, Bacterial
2.
Euro Surveill
; 13(39)2008 Sep 25.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18822244
