Turner Matthew D
Emergency Medicine, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, USA.
Cureus. 2025 Jun 14;17(6):e85977. doi: 10.7759/cureus.85977. eCollection 2025 Jun.
The Rhodesian anthrax epidemic of 1978-1980 was one of the largest in recorded history. Occurring during the chaos of the Rhodesian Bush War, the anthrax epidemic led to the deaths of hundreds and caused significant economic devastation in what is now the country of Zimbabwe. To this day, the origins of this devastating outbreak remain highly controversial. However, in this article, we determine that the anthrax epidemic most likely occurred due to an endemic outbreak, exacerbated by the breakdown of services from the war, food scarcity, and a number of other unique wartime circumstances.
1978 - 1980年的罗德西亚炭疽疫情是有记录以来规模最大的疫情之一。该炭疽疫情发生在罗德西亚丛林战争的混乱时期，导致数百人死亡，并给如今的津巴布韦造成了重大经济破坏。直至今日，这场毁灭性疫情的起源仍极具争议。然而，在本文中，我们判定这场炭疽疫情很可能是由地方病爆发引起的，战争导致的服务中断、食物短缺以及其他一些独特的战时情况使其进一步恶化。
