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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]

Overview

Risk factors for contracting anthrax include handling of livestock or livestock products, playing animal hide drums, working in a laboratory researching anthrax, and traveling to an endemic region such as Central and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central and southwestern Asia, Southern and eastern Europe, or the Caribbean. Risk factors for anthrax in the setting of bioterrorism are: working as a mail handler, military personnel, or response worker.

Risk Factors

People at higher risk of being infected with anthrax include:[1]

  • Veterinarians
  • Laboratory professionals dealing the bacteria
  • Health care workers
  • Livestock producers
  • People who handle animal products
  • Mail handlers, military personnel, and response workers, in case of bioterrorism
  • People who make or play animal hide drums
  • Travelers, particularly to the follow areas:
  • Central and South America
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Central and southwestern Asia
  • Southern and eastern Europe
  • The Caribbean

The following link of the Department of Labor can be used to determine whether or not one is at risk for an anthrax infection.[3]

References

  1. "Anthrax in Humans and Animals" (PDF).


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