Türkiye'nin Doğusunda Deri Şarbonu Aile Salgını

Abstract

Şarbon tüm dünyada görülebilir. Bu infeksiyon gelişmekte olan ülkelerde endemik bir zoonozdur. Bu yazıda inek kesimine katılan hayvancılıkla uğraşan ve çiftçi olan aynı aileden üç hasta paylaşıldı. Tüm olgular hafif formda deri şarbonu idi. Hastalar antibiyotik ile tedavi edildi. Şarbon Doğu Anadolu için hala büyük bir sağlık problemidir. Erken tanı ve tedavi ile olumlu sonuçlar alınır. Hayvan temas hikâyesi olan hastalarda birlikte veziküler, ağrısız, ödemli lezyonları varsa şarbon göz önünde bulundurulmalıdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye'nin Doğu kısmında Erzurum'da deri şarbonu salgınını incelemektir.

Keywords

• şarbon, salgın, zoonoz

Familial Outbreak of Cutaneous Anthrax In Eastern Turkey

Abstract

Anthrax can be seen all over the world. This infection is an endemic zoonosis in developing countries. Three patients from the same family who participated in a cow slaughter were farmer and dealing with animal husbandry. All cases were mild form of cutaneous anthrax. The patients were treated with antibiotics. Anthrax is still a major health problem in Eastern Anatolia. That's why early diagnosis and treatment is important for satisfactory results. For the patients who have animal contact history with vesicular, painless and edematous lesions anthrax should be concerned. The aim of this study was to investigate an epidemic of cutaneous anthrax in Erzurum in eastern part of Turkey.

Keywords

• anthrax, outbreak, zoonosis

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