A Case of Anthrax Meningitis

Albayrak, Fahrettin; Memikoğlu, Osman; Kurt, Özlem Kar; Çokça, Fügen; Birengel, Serhat; Tekeli, Emin

doi:10.1080/00365540110080692

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“…As in this case, meningitis and sepsis may rarely develop via lymphohaematogenous spread from primary lesion. Cases of anthrax meningitis are very rarely reported in Turkey 3-5. Although cases of anthrax are endemic in the eastern and central parts of Anatolia, it is rarely seen in the European part of Turkey.…”

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Meningitis Due to Bacillus Anthracis

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“…Pulmonary (inhalation) anthrax occurs after inhaling Bacillus anthracis spores which often present as a brief prodrome resembling acute viral respiratory illness, followed by rapid onset of hypoxia, dyspnoea and hyperthermia with X-ray evidence of mediastinal widening [16,21,22]. Additionally, it has been reported that acute onset of a high fever possibly with convulsions, loss of consciousness and other meningeal signs are consistent with meningeal inflammation [23,24]. Anthrax disease when detected at the early stages of the infection, some strains respond well to antibiotic treatment [25,26].…”

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Anthrax Outbreak Investigation among Humans and Animals in Northern Ghana: Case Report

Awoonor-Williams

Apanga²,

Anyawie

et al. 2016

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Background: Anthrax is a bacterial infection that affects both animals and humans. It is caused by gram positive bacterium, Bacillus anthracis. It is an acute, specific infectious disease of mainly grass eating animals including cattle, sheep, goats and pigs and common in areas where livestock are raised. It affects humans when exposed to the fur, blood or carcass of an infected animal. A single case of anthrax in any given geographical area has the potential to result in an outbreak in both humans and animals if not handled effectively and in a timely manner. Anthrax disease occurrence is irregular in the northern regions of Ghana with yearly outbreaks.

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“…In total, 3 active foci over the past 5 years have been registered in the Suzak region: Of the new foci of anthrax, 98 soil samples were examined in the laboratory, of which anthrax bacillus was isolated in 4 samples. [3,8,9]. The number of cases of anthrax in the regions of the republic.…”

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Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the cutaneous anthrax in the south of Kyrgyzstan

Mamatkulova¹,

Zholdoshev²,

Utepbergenova³

2022

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The article presents the results of a clinical analysis of the registered incidence of anthrax in the South of Kyrgyzstan. A pronounced tendency towards an increase in the incidence of anthrax with a wide distribution in disadvantaged stationary points of anthrax foci is shown. Despite the ongoing anti-epidemic and preventive measures, cases of the disease are registered annually among the population, mainly in the endemic territories of the republic. Anthrax in Kyrgyzstan among animals has been officially registered since ancient times, people are often involved in the epizootic cycle, among which the epidemic process is manifested by sporadic morbidity or a group outbreak of infection. The Kyrgyz Republic belongs to a permanently unfavorable region in terms of anthrax. At the same time, in the conditions of the south of Kyrgyzstan, as a result of natural disasters, many anthrax foci were washed away by mudflows, destroyed, lost, some of them remained on the territory of private property. Despite significant achievements in the study of the etiology, epidemiology, clinic, immunology, and prevention of anthrax, many theoretical and practical aspects of this set of tasks remain insufficiently studied, especially at the regional level. Significant changes in the living conditions of people, forms of management, uncontrolled slaughter of animals, imperfection in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of this disease determine the relevance of studying anthrax in humans in modern conditions.

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A Case of Anthrax Meningitis

Cited by 8 publications

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Meningitis Due to Bacillus Anthracis

Meningitis Due to Bacillus Anthracis

Anthrax Outbreak Investigation among Humans and Animals in Northern Ghana: Case Report

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the cutaneous anthrax in the south of Kyrgyzstan

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