 Anthrax
"Anthrax" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acute infection caused by the spore-forming bacteria BACILLUS ANTHRACIS. It commonly affects hoofed animals such as sheep and goats. Infection in humans often involves the skin (cutaneous anthrax), the lungs (inhalation anthrax), or the gastrointestinal tract. Anthrax is not contagious and can be treated with antibiotics.
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D000881
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.090.072
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| Concept/Terms |
Anthrax- Anthrax
- Bacillus anthracis Infection
- Bacillus anthracis Infections
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anthrax" by people in Profiles.
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Conlin AMS, Sevick CJ, Gumbs GR, Khodr ZG, Bukowinski AT. Safety of inadvertent anthrax vaccination during pregnancy: An analysis of birth defects in the U.S. military population, 2003-2010. Vaccine. 2017 08 03; 35(34):4414-4420.
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Sitali DC, Mumba C, Skjerve E, Mweemba O, Kabonesa C, Mwinyi MO, Nyakarahuka L, Muma JB. Awareness and attitudes towards anthrax and meat consumption practices among affected communities in Zambia: A mixed methods approach. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 May; 11(5):e0005580.
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Finn MA, Stark JF. Medical science and the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876: A re-examination of anti-vivisectionism in provincial Britain. Stud Hist Philos Biol Biomed Sci. 2015 Feb; 49:12-23.
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Rayamajhi M, Delgado C, Condon TV, Riches DW, Lenz LL. Lung B cells promote early pathogen dissemination and hasten death from inhalation anthrax. Mucosal Immunol. 2012 Jul; 5(4):444-54.
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Ebrahimi CM, Sheen TR, Renken CW, Gottlieb RA, Doran KS. Contribution of lethal toxin and edema toxin to the pathogenesis of anthrax meningitis. Infect Immun. 2011 Jul; 79(7):2510-8.
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Ebrahimi CM, Kern JW, Sheen TR, Ebrahimi-Fardooee MA, van Sorge NM, Schneewind O, Doran KS. Penetration of the blood-brain barrier by Bacillus anthracis requires the pXO1-encoded BslA protein. J Bacteriol. 2009 Dec; 191(23):7165-73.
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Price PN, Sohn MD, Lacommare KS, McWilliams JA. Framework for evaluating anthrax risk in buildings. Environ Sci Technol. 2009 Mar 15; 43(6):1783-7.
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Richter S, Anderson VJ, Garufi G, Lu L, Budzik JM, Joachimiak A, He C, Schneewind O, Missiakas D. Capsule anchoring in Bacillus anthracis occurs by a transpeptidation reaction that is inhibited by capsidin. Mol Microbiol. 2009 Jan; 71(2):404-20.
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Das R, Hammamieh R, Neill R, Ludwig GV, Eker S, Lincoln P, Ramamoorthy P, Dhokalia A, Mani S, Mendis C, Cummings C, Kearney B, Royaee A, Huang XZ, Paranavitana C, Smith L, Peel S, Kanesa-Thasan N, Hoover D, Lindler LE, Yang D, Henchal E, Jett M. Early indicators of exposure to biological threat agents using host gene profiles in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. BMC Infect Dis. 2008 Jul 30; 8:104.
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Li H, Soroka SD, Taylor TH, Stamey KL, Stinson KW, Freeman AE, Abramson DR, Desai R, Cronin LX, Oxford JW, Caba J, Pleatman C, Pathak S, Schmidt DS, Semenova VA, Martin SK, Wilkins PP, Quinn CP. Standardized, mathematical model-based and validated in vitro analysis of anthrax lethal toxin neutralization. J Immunol Methods. 2008 Apr 20; 333(1-2):89-106.
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