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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2018

Recurrent Anthrax Outbreaks in Humans, Livestock, and Wildlife in the Same Locality, Kenya, 2014-2017.

Mathew Muturi, John Gachohi, Athman Mwatondo, Isaac Lekolool, Francis Gakuya, Alice Bett, Eric Osoro, Austine Bitek, S Mwangi Thumbi, Peninah Munyua and 4 more

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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34 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Mathew MuturiKenya Zoonotic Disease Unit, Nairobi, Kenya.
John GachohiWashington State University Global Health Program-Kenya, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington.
Athman MwatondoKenya Zoonotic Disease Unit, Nairobi, Kenya.
Isaac LekoloolKenya Wildlife Services, Nairobi, Kenya.
Francis GakuyaKenya Wildlife Services, Nairobi, Kenya.
Alice BettKenya Wildlife Services, Nairobi, Kenya.
Eric OsoroWashington State University Global Health Program-Kenya, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington.
Austine BitekFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Nairobi, Kenya.
S Mwangi ThumbiWashington State University Global Health Program-Kenya, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington.
Peninah MunyuaDivision of Global Health Protection, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nairobi, Kenya.
Harry OyasKenya Directorate of Veterinary Services, Nairobi, Kenya.
Obadiah N NjagiKenya Directorate of Veterinary Services, Nairobi, Kenya.
Bernard BettInternational Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
M Kariuki NjengaWashington State University Global Health Program-Kenya, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epidemiologic data indicate a global distribution of anthrax outbreaks associated with certain ecosystems that promote survival and viability of

Indexed as

Disease OutbreaksAnimalsAnimals, WildAnthraxBacillus anthracisBuffaloesCattleCattle DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesHumansKenyaLivestockRisk FactorsSkin Diseases, BacterialSpores, BacterialSurvival Analysis

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PMID30105965
PMCPMC6159598

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