[Anthrax].

Gastrointestinal anthrax: clinical experience in 5 cases

Background: Bacillus anthracis may usually cause three forms of anthrax: inhalation, gastrointestinal and cutaneous. The gastrointestinal (GI) anthrax develops after eating contaminated meat. Thus, in this paper were report 5 cases of intestinal anthrax. Case Presentation: We report a case series of intestinal anthrax, with history of consumption of raw or poorly cooked liver of sheep. One pati...

Meningeal Anthrax in a Twelve-Year Old Child in Iran

Immunisation of Sheep and Goats with a Combined Clostridial and Anthrax Vaccine

بررسی یافته های بالینی، آزمایشگاهی و سرانجام بیماران مبتلا به آنتراکس

Abstract Background and purpose: Anthrax is a zoonotic disease caused by gram-positive Bacillus anthracis spore. Iran is one of the areas contaminated by this disease. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and laboratory findings, and treatment of anthrax cases. Materials and methods: This retrospective and descriptive study was performed in 28 patients with anthrax hospitalized in Razi...

Isolation of Anthrax Spores from Soil in Endemic Regions of Isfahan, Iran

To isolate and detect anthrax spores from soil in different regions of Isfahan, Iran a total of 60 environmental specimens were collected during 2003. Bacterial endospores were extracted via flotation in distilled water and were cultured on blood agar and selective PLET media. Bacillus anthracis was identified using bacteriological and biological tests. Viable Bacillus anthracis spores were iso...

A new Approach to active Immunization of Sheep by a combined Sheep pox and Anthrax Vaccine