Abstract
Abel Wade* and Gaelle Kamdjo Author Affiliations Laboratoire National Veterinaries, Annex Yaoundé, Cameroon Received: March 09, 2019 | Published: March 15, 2019 Corresponding author: Abel Wade, Laboratoire National Veterinaries, Annex Yaoundé, Cameroon DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.16.002784 Also View In:
Highlights
Anthrax is a major zoonotic, acute spore-forming bacterial disease caused by Bacillus anthracis
In Cameroon, sporadic cases were reported only in the northern part (North, Far-North and Adamaoua regions) of the country until in 2015 when a case was reported in a cattle farm in Bangangté (West region of Cameroon), causing the sudden death of 4 out of 100 animals in a herd
This case report describes the first outbreak of anthrax in cattle farm in the west region of Cameroon
Summary
Citation: Abel Wade, Gaelle Kamdjo. Investigation into The First Anthrax Outbreak in A Cattle Farm in West Cameroon. Biomed J Sci & Tech Res 16(1)-2019. BJSTR. MS.ID.002784. Zoonotic diseases such as anthrax are major public health threads with high effect due to their toxins. In Cameroon, sporadic cases were reported only in the northern part (North, Far-North and Adamaoua regions) of the country until in 2015 when a case was reported in a cattle farm in Bangangté (West region of Cameroon), causing the sudden death of 4 out of 100 animals in a herd. Laboratory investigation using PCR and Sanga sequencing indicated that the bacterial strains were like those found in the Northern parts of Cameroon and other parts of Central and West Africa.
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