Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – China (02): review 1995-2014

PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – China (02): review 1995-2014

Anthrax -- ChinaLi Y, Yin W, Hugh-Jones M, Wang L, Mu D, Ren X, et al. Epidemiology of Human Anthrax in China, 1955-2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017;23(1):14-21.Abstract-----Using national surveillance data for 120 111 human anthrax cases recorded during 1955-2014, we analyzed the temporal, seasonal, geographic, and demographic distribution of this disease in China. After 1978, incidence decreased until 2013, when it reached a low of 0.014 cases/100 000 population. The case-fatality rate, cumulatively Read more [...]