Webber R H
J Trop Med Hyg. 1985 Oct;88(5):327-31.
An epidemic of 239 human cases of anthrax is reported in the Rukwa Valley area of Tanzania. Although the infecting source was meat from animals dying of the disease, no intestinal cases occurred. Those infected were predominantly males between 15 and 35. The epidemic was seasonal, reaching a peak towards the end of the dry period when cattle were close grazing, and declining rapidly once the rains started and the grass began to grow. The increasing magnitude of annual epidemics suggests that the problem will get worse unless major efforts are made to vaccinate cattle before the epidemic period.
据报道，坦桑尼亚鲁夸谷地区爆发了一场炭疽疫情，有239例人类感染病例。尽管感染源是死于该病的动物的肉，但未出现肠道感染病例。感染者主要是15至35岁的男性。疫情具有季节性，在旱季末期达到高峰，此时牛群近距离放牧，而一旦降雨开始且草开始生长，疫情就迅速下降。每年疫情规模的不断扩大表明，除非在疫情期间之前做出重大努力为牛群接种疫苗，否则问题将变得更糟。
