Romania - Workers from a cattle farm hospitalized with suspected cutaneous anthrax

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Iași County
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Workers from a cattle farm, hospitalized with suspected cutaneous anthrax

Dear Magda
July 10, 2023

Workers from a cattle farm, hospitalized with suspected cutaneous anthrax. The Manager of the Hospital for Infectious Diseases "St. Parascheva" Iaşi, Dr. Florin Roşu, said that since Friday, three people who presented signs and symptoms characteristic of cutaneous anthrax presented themselves in the triage of the medical unit, according to Agerpres.

According to the cited source, the patients were evaluated, hospitalized and the specific treatment was initiated, and one of them required surgical intervention." All three stated in the anamnesis that they work at a cattle farm in Iasi county. At the moment, the patients are undergoing treatment, are stable from a hemodynamic and respiratory point of view and are strictly monitored by a multidisciplinary team", explained Dr. Florin Rosu on Monday.

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https://www.gds.ro/Sanatate/2023-07...ne-internati-cu-suspiciune-de-antrax-cutanat/

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Epidemic of Cutaneous Anthrax at a Cattle Farm in Iasi County. Patients admitted and treated in the Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases "St. Paraskeva"

Author Mia Pricope published at 4:30 pm, Monday, July 10, 2023

Starting on Friday, July 7, 2023, three people who worked on a cattle farm in Iași county were brought to the triage of the Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases "St. Parascheva" presenting signs and symptoms characteristic of Cutaneous Anthrax disease

After the evaluation, the patients were hospitalized and specific treatment was started, one of them requiring a surgical intervention .

The three patients are currently in treatment and are hemodynamically and respiratoryly stable, being strictly monitored by a multidisciplinary team.

Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by the resistant bacterium Bacillus anthracis, which can survive in extreme conditions for a long time. This bacteria is extremely toxic.

Anthrax commonly affects animals and is a very serious disease for humans. The disease spreads through spores found in the soil, which only become active when they enter the body.
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https://newsmoldova.ro/iasi/epidemi...lul-clinic-de-boli-infectioase-sf-parascheva/

 

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Romania - Anthrax - Immediate notification

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5134

DISEASE
Anthrax

CAUSAL AGENT
Bacillus anthracis

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
-

START DATE
2023/07/17

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2022/12/20

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/07/19

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification

REPORT ID
IN_161910

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/07/20

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
No epidemiological comment
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NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_122105 - TIGANASI
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

START DATE
2023/07/17

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Iași

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Tiganasi

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

LOCATION
TIGANASI

Latitude, Longitude
47.328782 , 27.450033

OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
Susceptible animals: 26 cattle, 83 goats and 585 sheep. All susceptible animals were vaccinated. The affected animal goat was slaughtered before the date of suspicion/confirmation.

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Cattle (DOMESTIC)
NEW 26 0 0 0 0 26
TOTAL 26 0 0 0 0 26
Goats (DOMESTIC)
NEW 83 1 0 0 1 83
TOTAL 83 1 0 0 1 83
Sheep (DOMESTIC)
NEW 585 0 0 0 0 585
TOTAL 585 0 0 0 0 585
All species
NEW 694 1 0 0 1 694
TOTAL 694 1 0 0 1 694​
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https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5134​

 

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Romania - Anthrax - Follow up report 1

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5134

DISEASE
Anthrax

CAUSAL AGENT
Bacillus anthracis

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
-

START DATE
2023/07/17

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2022/12/20

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/07/19

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 1

REPORT ID
FUR_162478

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/08/25

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
No epidemiological comment

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated

Cattle (DOMESTIC)
NEW 3 1 0 0 1 0
TOTAL 29 1 0 0 1 26
Goats (DOMESTIC)
NEW - - - - - -
TOTAL 83 1 0 0 1 83
Sheep (DOMESTIC)
NEW - - - - - -
TOTAL 585 0 0 0 0 585
All species
NEW 3 1 0 0 1 0
TOTAL 697 2 0 0 2 694​

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS
CLINICAL SIGNS
YES
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NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_124351 - UNGHENI

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

START DATE
2023/08/21

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
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FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Mureș

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Ungheni

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Backyard

LOCATION
UNGHENI

Latitude, Longitude
46.477829 , 24.437416

OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Cattle (DOMESTIC)
NEW 3 1 0 0 1 0
TOTAL 3 1 0 0 1 0​

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https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5134​

 

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Romania - Anthrax - Follow up report 2

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5134

DISEASE
Anthrax

CAUSAL AGENT
Bacillus anthracis

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
-

START DATE
2023/07/17

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2022/12/20

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/07/19

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 2

REPORT ID
FUR_162521

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/08/29

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
No epidemiological comment

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Cattle (DOMESTIC)
NEW 1 - - - -3
TOTAL 30 1 0 0 1 29
Goats (DOMESTIC)
NEW 1 - - - - 1
TOTAL 84 1 0 0 1 84
Sheep (DOMESTIC)
NEW - - - - - -
TOTAL 585 0 0 0 0 585
All species
NEW 2 - - - - 4
TOTAL 699 2 0 0 2 698​
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UPDATED OUTBREAKS

OB_122105 - TIGANASI
OB_124351 - UNGHENI

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https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5134​