Risk factors associated with the occurrence of anthrax outbreaks in livestock in the country of Georgia: A case-control investigation 2013-2015

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• Alternative Title:
  PLoS One
• Personal Author:
  Rao, Sangeeta ; Traxler, Rita ; Napetavaridze, Tsira ; Asanishvili, Zviad ; Rukhadze, Ketevan ; Maghlakelidze, Giorgi ; Geleishvili, Marika ; Broladze, Mariam ; Kokhreidze, Maka ; Reynolds, Debby ; Shadomy, Sean ; Salman, Mo
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  Anthrax is considered endemic in livestock in Georgia. In 2007, the annual vaccination became the responsibility of livestock owners, while contracting of private veterinarians was not officially required. Six years later, due to increase in human outbreaks associated with livestock handling, there is a need to find out the risk factors of livestock anthrax in Georgia.
  
  Objective
  
  To identify exposures and risk factors associated with livestock anthrax.
  
  Methods
  
  A matched case-control study design was used to recruit the owners of individual livestock anthrax cases that occurred between June 2013 and May 2015, and owners of unaffected livestock from within (“village control”) and outside the village (“area control”).
  
  Results
  
  During the study period, 36 anthrax cases met the case definition and were enrolled in the study; 67 matched village control livestock and 71 matched area control livestock were also enrolled.
  
  Conclusions
  
  The information obtained from this study has involved and been presented to decision makers, used to build technical capacity of veterinary staff, and to foster a One Health approach to the control of zoonotic diseases which will optimize prevention and control strategies. Georgia has embedded the knowledge and specific evidence that vaccination is a highly protective measure to prevent anthrax deaths among livestock, to which primary emphasis of the anthrax control program will be given. Education of livestock keepers in Georgia is an overriding priority.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Animals Anthrax Case-Control Studies Cattle Disease Outbreaks Female Goats Humans Livestock Logistic Models Male Risk Factors Sheep Zoonoses

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• Source:
  PLoS One. 14(5)
• Pubmed ID:
  31048838
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6497231
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia (Republic)
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cd0bada77ddf2a29b6828ddb7d2462aa18d9e214da377e3817b86b4277b3e1d7
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/80249/cdc_80249_DS1.pdf
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