2021
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259017
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‘We dry contaminated meat to make it safe’: An assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices on anthrax during an outbreak, Kisumu, Kenya, 2019

Abstract: Introduction Anthrax is the highest-ranked priority zoonotic disease in Kenya with about ten human cases annually. Anthrax outbreak was reported in Kisumu East Sub County after some villagers slaughtered and ate beef from a cow suspected to have died of anthrax. We aimed at establishing the magnitude of the outbreak, described associated factors, and assessed community knowledge, attitude, and practices on anthrax. Methods We reviewed human and animal records, conducted case search and contact tracing using … Show more

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