A bacterial disease (Bacillus anthracis) of grazing livestock, especially cattle, sheep and goats, whose spores can persist in soil for decades and that typically kills an infected animal within hours to days of the first signs of illness. Outbreaks tend to recur at the same spore-contaminated "anthrax fields" after heavy rain or soil disturbance exposes old ground, and routine livestock vaccination in endemic regions, together with strict disposal of carcasses without opening them, remains the primary control, since the disease is also a serious zoonotic threat to anyone handling an infected carcass or hide.
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Cattle, Livestock Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) causes acute, often fatal outbreaks in grazing cattle.
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human anthrax is most common in Africa and central and southern Asia
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human anthrax is most common in Africa and central and southern Asia
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It occurs more regularly in Southern Europe than elsewhere on the continent
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Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis or Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis. Infection typically occurs by contact with the skin, inhalation, or intestinal absorption. Symptom onset occurs between one day and two months after the infection is contracted. The skin form presents with a small blister with surrounding swelling that often turns into a painless ulcer with a black center. The inhalation form presents with fever, chest pain, and shortness of breath.
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A bacterial disease (Bacillus anthracis) of grazing livestock, especially cattle, sheep and goats, whose spores can persist in soil for decades and that typically kills an infected animal within hours to days of the first signs of illness.
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Anthrax is spread by contact with the bacterium's spores, which often appear in infected animal products
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