ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2016
Mapping as a tool for predicting the risk of anthrax outbreaks in Northern Region of Ghana.
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- Time to control of anthrax outbreaks in Africa, 2014-2023: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- One health approach to mitigate anthrax in Ghana.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Roles of host and environment in shift of primary anthrax host species in Kruger National Park.PloS one · 2024Article
- Seasonality and Ecological Suitability Modelling for Anthrax (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- High Case-Fatality Rate for Human Anthrax, Northern Ghana, 2005-2016.Emerging infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Serological evidence for human exposure to Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis in the villages around Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
- Potential distributions of Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis causing anthrax in Africa.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
- Perceptions and Practices towards Anthrax in Selected Agricultural Communities in Arua District, Uganda.Journal of tropical medicine · 2020Review
- Modeling the environmental suitability of anthrax in Ghana and estimating populations at risk: Implications for vaccination and control.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2017Article
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Abstract
introductionAnthrax is a febrile soil-born infectious disease that can affect all warm-blooded animals including man. Outbreaks of anthrax have been reported in northern region of Ghana but no concerted effort has been made to implement risk-based surveillance systems to document outbreaks so as to implement policies to address the disease. We generated predictive maps using soil pH, temperature and rainfall as predictor variables to identify hotspot areas for the outbreaks.
methodsA 10-year secondary data records on soil pH, temperature and rainfall were used to create climate-based risk maps using ArcGIS 10.2. The monthly mean values of rainfall and temperature for ten years were calculated and anthrax related evidence based constant raster values were created as weights for the three factors. All maps were generated using the Kriging interpolation method.
resultsThere were 43 confirmed outbreaks. The deaths involved were 131 cattle, 44 sheep, 15 goats, 562 pigs with 6 human deaths and 22 developed cutaneous anthrax. We found three strata of well delineated distribution pattern indicating levels of risk due to suitability of area for anthrax spore survival. The likelihood of outbreaks occurrence and reoccurrence was higher in Strata I, Strata II and strata III respectively in descending order, due to the suitability of soil pH, temperature and rainfall for the survival and dispersal of B. anthracis spore.
conclusionThe eastern corridor of Northern region is a Hots spot area. Policy makers can develop risk based surveillance system and focus on this area to mitigate anthrax outbreaks and reoccurrence.
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