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....
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Braun, P.; Beyer, W.; Hanczaruk, M.; Riehm, J. M.; Antwerpen, M.; Otterbein, C.; Oesterheld, J.; Grass, G.
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Washington, D.C., USA
Citation
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2022, 60, 3,
A 6-year-old Simental-Swiss Brown cross-bred cow, which aborted in the first trimester of the gestation and involuntarily presented anthrax bacilli around the udder, was subjected to this study. The cow was vaccinated with an attenuated anthrax vaccine (Bacillus anthracis 34 F2) 6 months ago and...
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Şahın, M.; Büyük, F.; Çelebı, Ö.; Coşkun, M. R.
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TÜBITAK, Ankara, Turkey
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Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, 2020, 44, 4, pp 955-960
This paper reports the abortion of a male Aberdeen Angus bovine by a vaccine strain of Bacillus anthracis, describing the pathological and microbiological findings and the genome sequence. Necropsy findings included multifocal areas of hemorrhage in different organs. Histologically, various organs...
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Bassuino, D. M.; Siqueira, F. M.; Konradt, G.; Vielmo, A.; Rolim, V. M.; Gonçalves, M. A.; Cibulski, S. P.; Snel, G.; Mayer, F. Q.; Vargas, A. C. de; Driemeier, D.; Pavarini, S. P.
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Centro de Ciências Rurais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
Citation
Ciência Rural, 2020, 50, 12,
Background: Anthrax is a zoonotic infection caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis. Humans acquire cutaneous infection through contact with infected animals or animal products. On May 6, 2018, three cows suddenly died on a farm in Kiruhura District. Shortly afterwards, a sub-county chief in...
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Musewa, A.; Mirembe, B. B.; Monje, F.; Birungi, D.; Nanziri, C.; Aceng, F. L.; Kabwama, S. N.; Kwesiga, B.; Ndumu, D. B.; Nyakarahuka, L.; Buule, J.; Cossaboom, C. M.; Lowe, D.; Kolton, C. B.; Marston, C. K.; Stoddard, R. A.; Hoffmaster, A. R.; Ario, A. R.; Zhu BaoPing
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BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Tropical Medicine and Health, 2022, 50, 52, pp (06 August 2022)
Background: Anthrax caused by Bacillus anthracis is a zoonotic disease mainly affecting herbivores. The last Swiss outbreak was over 20 years ago. We describe a recent anthrax outbreak involving two cows from the same herd. One cow was designated as a peracute clinical case with sudden death and...
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Brawand, S. G.; Kittl, S.; Dettwiler, M.; Thomann, A.; Feyer, S.; Cachim, J.; Theubet, G.; Liechti, N.; Wittwer, M.; Schürch, N.; Oberhänsli, S.; Heinimann, A.; Jores, J.
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BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
BMC Veterinary Research, 2019, 15, 265, pp (29 July 2019)
The repeated occurrence of anthrax in grazing animals should be a reminder of a widespread presence of Bacillus anthracis spores in the environment. Its rapid diagnosis is critical to protect public health. Here, we report a case of anthrax in cattle that was investigated using conventional and...
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Avberšek, J.; Mićunović, J.; Cociancich, V.; Paller, T.; Kušar, D.; Zajc, U.; Ocepek, M.; Špičić, S.; Duvnjak, S.; Pate, M.
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MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
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Microorganisms, 2021, 9, 8,
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Veterinary Business Development Ltd, Peterborough, UK
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Veterinary Times, 2021, 51, 44, pp 6-6, 8
Anthrax, caused by Bacillus anthracis, is a severe zoonosis with a great impact on both human and animal health. In the present study, we identified the phylogenetic relationships among 16 Japanese strains of B. anthracis, including eight bovine strains, two equine strains, five swine strains, and...
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Okutani, A.; Inoue, S.; Morikawa, S.
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Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2019, 71, pp 128-139
In 1988, an outbreak of anthrax occurred among cattle in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Since then, Austria has been declared anthrax-free. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of one of these last outbreak strains, Bacillus anthracis Tyrol 4675, isolated from a diseased cow.
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Antwerpen, M.; Wölfel, R.; Grass, G.
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American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Washington, USA
Citation
Genome Announcements, 2017, 5, 10, pp e00002-17
This study investigates influence of the anti-anthrax vaccination on blast transformation capacity of the leukocytes and also the possible in vitro influence of two, taxonomically different, autochthonous plants, Calendula officinalis and Vaccinium mirtyllus in promoting post-vaccinal...
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Bor, P. A.; Duca, G.; Şandru, C. D.; Olah, D.; Spînu, M.; Pall, E.; Cerbu, C.; Ungureanu, E.; Potârniche, A.; Vasiu, A.
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University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Citation
AgroLife Scientific Journal, 2022, 11, 2, pp 28-32