A Case of Oropharyngeal Anthrax by Eating Raw Bovine Liver / 감염
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
; : 190-193, 1998.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-207057
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ABSTRACT
An outbreak of anthrax occurred in a village of Kyungsangbookdo province in February, 1994. The source of infection was raw meat and liver from an infected cow. Among those who ate the meat or liver, 28 developed gastrointestinal anthrax, and 3 patients died. We report a patient with anthrax tonsillitis. She ate raw bovine liver. The diagnosis was confirmed by the isolation of Bacillus anthracis from a tonsillarswab. Epidemiologically anthrax in Korea occurs as an outbreak of gastrointestinal anthrax by the ingestion of beef. Gastrointestinal anthrax should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a food-borne outbreak caused by ingestion of raw bovine meat.
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Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Neglected Diseases
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Zoonoses
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Bacillus anthracis
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Palatine Tonsil
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Tonsillitis
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Diagnosis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Eating
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Foodborne Diseases
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Korea
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Liver
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Meat
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article