Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Apr;27(4):1216-1219. doi: 10.3201/eid2704.204496.
The human cutaneous anthrax case-fatality rate is ≈1% when treated, 5%-20% when untreated. We report high case-fatality rates (median 35.0%; 95% CI 21.1%-66.7%) during 2005-2016 linked to livestock handling in northern Ghana, where veterinary resources are limited. Livestock vaccination and access to human treatment should be evaluated.
当炭疽病得到治疗时,人类皮肤炭疽的病死率约为 1%,未得到治疗时,病死率为 5%-20%。我们报告了 2005 年至 2016 年期间在加纳北部与牲畜接触有关的高病死率(中位数为 35.0%;95%CI21.1%-66.7%),因为那里兽医资源有限。应该评估牲畜接种疫苗和获得人类治疗的情况。