MD, PhD and Head, Department of Zoonotic and Vector Borne Diseases, General Directorate of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey.
MD, Department of Zoonotic and Vector borne Diseases, General Directorate of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey.
Trop Doct. 2021 Jan;51(1):80-83. doi: 10.1177/0049475520969542. Epub 2020 Nov 10.
Anthrax is a notifiable disease in Turkey. In order to control the human disease, animal foci are being monitored and prevention and control activities are being implemented by the Ministry of Health in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The objective of our study was to evaluate the national surveillance data and control activities in the last decade. A total of 1174 anthrax cases and 9 deaths have been reported. Anthrax was frequent in eastern provinces and in big cities where large animal movements were significant. The incidence rate was 1.5 times higher in males than in females. The disease was more common in the 30-64 age group. The number of cases increased in the summer and autumn seasons. Human anthrax is still being reported though in decreasing numbers in Turkey. A collaborative control programme continues to be needed.
炭疽在土耳其属于应报告的疾病。为了控制人间炭疽病，卫生部协同农业部对动物病源进行监测并开展预防和控制活动。我们的研究目的是评估过去十年的国家监测数据和控制活动。共报告了 1174 例炭疽病例和 9 例死亡。东部省份和大型城市的大型动物流动量大，炭疽病较为常见。男性的发病率比女性高 1.5 倍。30-64 岁年龄组的发病率更高。病例数量在夏季和秋季增加。尽管土耳其炭疽病例数量在减少，但仍有报告。需要继续开展合作控制项目。
