Rates and risk factors for human cutaneous anthrax in the country of Georgia: National surveillance data, 2008-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Anthrax is endemic in the country of Georgia. The most common cutaneous anthrax form accounts for 95% of anthrax cases and often is self-resolving. Humans are infected from processing contaminated animal products, contacting sick animals, or by insect bites.

Objective

We aimed to describe the burden of human cutaneous anthrax and associated risk factors using the national surveillance data.

Methods

We extracted all human cutaneous anthrax cases from Electronic Integrated Disease Surveillance System (EIDSS) from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2015. We conducted descriptive analyses to characterize the number of confirmed, probable and suspected cases by age groups, gender, ethnicity, year and geographic area.

Results

Out of 911 reported cutaneous ant

SUBMITTER: Kasradze A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5802846 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature