Evaluation of cutaneous anthrax cases during an outbreak in the east region of Turkey

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Kural Unuvar E., AKGÜN KARAPINAR D. B., DİZEN NAMDAR N.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.46, sa.5, ss.1475-1480, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 5
• Basım Tarihi: 2016
• Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1504-41
• Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1475-1480
• Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
• Kütahya Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/aim: Anthrax is a zoonotic infection caused by Bacillus anthracis. We aimed to retrospectively evaluate cutaneous anthrax cases that occurred during an outbreak in eastern Turkey (Hakkari-Yuksekova), where people mostly earn their living from animal husbandry.