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Anthrax in Human and Livestock: Investigation and Response, Turkana-Kenya, 2012
Content Type: Case Study
Timely outbreak response requires effective early warning and surveillance systems. This investigation points out the important role that livestock keepers can play in veterinary surveillance. The investigation revealed that pastoralists had good… read more… only cattle and a total of 7,350 were vaccinated. On 26/10/2012, a joint national team from Ministry of health … community animal and human health volunteers, line-listed all suspected human cases and documented numbers of affected … clinical and exposure information. Relatives of those who died were also interviewed to obtain information on the …