Anthrax in Eastern Turkey, 1992–2004

• DOI: 10.3201/eid1112.050779
• Publication Date: 2012-02-01T16:44:34Z
• Authors: Zülal Özkurt; Mehmet Parlak; Rustu Tastan; Ufuk Dinler; Yavuz S. Saglam; Serhat F. Ozyurek
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; Time Factors; Endemic Diseases; Turkey; Cattle Diseases; Sheep Diseases; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Anthrax; 03 medical and health sciences; Animals; Humans; human; Sheep; Incidence; R; Dispatch; anthrax; 3. Good health; Bacillus anthracis; epizootiology; Medicine; epidemiology; Cattle; Seasons

We investigated animal and human anthrax cases during a 13-year period in eastern Turkey. From 1992 to 2004, a total of 464 animal and 503 human anthrax cases were detected. Most cases occurred in summer. Anthrax remains a health problem in eastern Turkey, and preventive measures should be taken.