Journal of Infectious Diseases and Treatment Open Access

Risk factors for human cutaneous anthrax outbreaks in the hot-spot districts of Northern Tanzania: An unmatched case-control study

Joint Event on 10^th Euro-Global Conference on Infectious Diseases & 5^th International Conference on Histopathology & Cytopathology

September 27-29, 2018 Rome, Italy

Elibariki Reuben Mwakapeje, Sol Hogset, Adis Softic, Janneth Mghamba, Hezron E Nonga, Robinson H Mdegela and Eystein Skjerve

Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Tanzania Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Infec Dis Treat

Abstract:

Bacillus anthracis is an aerobic, gram positive and spore forming bacterium, which causes anthrax in herbivores. Humans get infected after coming into contact with infected animals’ products. Unmatched case control study was conducted to identify the importance of demographic, biological, and/or behavioural factors associated with human cutaneous anthrax outbreaks in the hot-spot areas of Northern Tanzania. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to both cases and controls. The age range of participants was from 1-80 years with a median age of 32 years. In the younger group (1-20 years), the odds of being infected were 25 times higher in the exposed group compared to the unexposed group (OR=25, 95%CI=1.5- 410). In contrast, the odds of exposure in the old group (≥20 years) were three times lower in the exposed group compared to the unexposed group (OR=3.2, 95% CI=1.28–8:00). Demographic characteristics, sleeping on animal’s skins, contact with infected carcasses through skinning, butchering and not having formal education were linked to exposure for anthrax infection. Hence, a one health approach is inevitable for prevention and control of anthrax outbreaks in the hot-spot area of Northern Tanzania.

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