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Outbreak of anthrax in Thailand. 1990

C Kunanusont, and K Limpakarnjanarat, and H M Foy

Epidemiology Division of the Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand.

An outbreak of anthrax occurred among 14 persons exposed to the meat of two water buffalo which had died from anthrax, in two neighbouring villages in the northeastern region of Thailand. All but one case had typical eschars or blisters. Three had eaten raw meat; one of them died from gastric anthrax with severe haematemesis. All the others were successfully treated with penicillin. The incubation period varied between two and 11 days. Sporadic outbreaks of human and animal anthrax still occur in Southeast Asia.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008460	Meat	The edible portions of any animal used for food including cattle, swine, goats/sheep, poultry, fish, shellfish, and game.	Meats
D010404	Penicillin V	A broad-spectrum penicillin antibiotic used orally in the treatment of mild to moderate infections by susceptible gram-positive organisms.	Penicillin, Phenoxymethyl,Apocillin,Beromycin,Beromycin, Penicillin,Berromycin, Penicillin,Betapen,Fenoxymethylpenicillin,Pen VK,Penicillin V Potassium,Penicillin V Sodium,Penicillin VK,Phenoxymethylpenicillin,V-Cillin K,Vegacillin,Penicillin Beromycin,Penicillin Berromycin,Phenoxymethyl Penicillin,Potassium, Penicillin V,Sodium, Penicillin V,V Cillin K,V Sodium, Penicillin,VCillin K
D004196	Disease Outbreaks	Sudden increase in the incidence of a disease. The concept includes EPIDEMICS and PANDEMICS.	Outbreaks,Infectious Disease Outbreaks,Disease Outbreak,Disease Outbreak, Infectious,Disease Outbreaks, Infectious,Infectious Disease Outbreak,Outbreak, Disease,Outbreak, Infectious Disease,Outbreaks, Disease,Outbreaks, Infectious Disease
D005260	Female		Females
D005506	Food Contamination	The presence in food of harmful, unpalatable, or otherwise objectionable foreign substances, e.g. chemicals, microorganisms or diluents, before, during, or after processing or storage.	Food Adulteration,Adulteration, Food,Adulterations, Food,Contamination, Food,Contaminations, Food,Food Adulterations,Food Contaminations
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000881	Anthrax	An acute infection caused by the spore-forming bacteria BACILLUS ANTHRACIS. It commonly affects hoofed animals such as sheep and goats. Infection in humans often involves the skin (cutaneous anthrax), the lungs (inhalation anthrax), or the gastrointestinal tract. Anthrax is not contagious and can be treated with antibiotics.	Bacillus anthracis Infection,Bacillus anthracis Infections
D001408	Bacillus anthracis	A species of bacteria that causes ANTHRAX in humans and animals.