PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax, human, livestock – Argentina (02): 2017

Anthrax — Argentina
Summary
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The annual assessment of bovine anthrax outbreaks and the isolation of its causing agent, _Bacillus anthracis_, are confirmed by comparing epidemiological data from several current scenarios, some of them permanently monitored in the last 40 years.
1. Assessment area of rural anthrax in the province of Buenos Aires (1977-2017): (Over the surveillance period of 40 years) this is the 1st time there were no anthrax outbreaks (in this anthrax control and surveillance area.)