Anthrax

"Anthrax" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D000881
MeSH Number(s)	C01.252.410.090.072
Concept/Terms	Anthrax Anthrax Bacillus anthracis Infection Bacillus anthracis Infections

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Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Bacterial Infections [C01.252]
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections [C01.252.410]
Bacillaceae Infections [C01.252.410.090]
Anthrax [C01.252.410.090.072]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	1	2
2004	1	0	1
2006	2	0	2
2008	1	0	1
2009	2	1	3
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	3	0	3
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	0	1

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Keim P, Grunow R, Vipond R, Grass G, Hoffmaster A, Birdsell DN, Klee SR, Pullan S, Antwerpen M, Bayer BN, Latham J, Wiggins K, Hepp C, Pearson T, Brooks T, Sahl J, Wagner DM. Whole Genome Analysis of Injectional Anthrax Identifies Two Disease Clusters Spanning More Than 13 Years. EBioMedicine. 2015 Nov; 2(11):1613-8.

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Khmaladze E, Birdsell DN, Naumann AA, Hochhalter CB, Seymour ML, Nottingham R, Beckstrom-Sternberg SM, Beckstrom-Sternberg J, Nikolich MP, Chanturia G, Zhgenti E, Zakalashvili M, Malania L, Babuadze G, Tsertsvadze N, Abazashvili N, Kekelidze M, Tsanava S, Imnadze P, Ganz HH, Getz WM, Pearson O, Gajer P, Eppinger M, Ravel J, Wagner DM, Okinaka RT, Schupp JM, Keim P, Pearson T. Phylogeography of Bacillus anthracis in the country of Georgia shows evidence of population structuring and is dissimilar to other regional genotypes. PLoS One. 2014; 9(7):e102651.

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Be NA, Thissen JB, Gardner SN, McLoughlin KS, Fofanov VY, Koshinsky H, Ellingson SR, Brettin TS, Jackson PJ, Jaing CJ. Detection of Bacillus anthracis DNA in complex soil and air samples using next-generation sequencing. PLoS One. 2013; 8(9):e73455.

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Price EP, Seymour ML, Sarovich DS, Latham J, Wolken SR, Mason J, Vincent G, Drees KP, Beckstrom-Sternberg SM, Phillippy AM, Koren S, Okinaka RT, Chung WK, Schupp JM, Wagner DM, Vipond R, Foster JT, Bergman NH, Burans J, Pearson T, Brooks T, Keim P. Molecular epidemiologic investigation of an anthrax outbreak among heroin users, Europe. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Aug; 18(8):1307-13.

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Perego UA, Achilli A, Ekins JE, Milani L, Lari M, Pilli E, Brown A, Price EP, Wolken SR, Matthews M, Allen CA, Pearson TR, Angerhofer N, Caramelli D, Kupferschmid T, Keim PS, Woodward SR. The Mountain Meadows Massacre and "poisoned springs": scientific testing of the more recent, anthrax theory. Int J Legal Med. 2013 Jan; 127(1):77-83.

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Jiao GS, Kim S, Moayeri M, Crown D, Thai A, Cregar-Hernandez L, McKasson L, Sankaran B, Lehrer A, Wong T, Johns L, Margosiak SA, Leppla SH, Johnson AT. Antidotes to anthrax lethal factor intoxication. Part 3: Evaluation of core structures and further modifications to the C2-side chain. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2012 Mar 15; 22(6):2242-6.

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Marston CK, Allen CA, Beaudry J, Price EP, Wolken SR, Pearson T, Keim P, Hoffmaster AR. Molecular epidemiology of anthrax cases associated with recreational use of animal hides and yarn in the United States. PLoS One. 2011; 6(12):e28274.

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Hotta K, Kim CY, Fox DT, Koppisch AT. Siderophore-mediated iron acquisition in Bacillus anthracis and related strains. Microbiology (Reading). 2010 Jul; 156(Pt 7):1918-1925.

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Thomas JM, Moen ST, Gnade BT, Vargas-Inchaustegui DA, Foltz SM, Suarez G, Heidner HW, K?nig R, Chopra AK, Peterson JW. Recombinant Sindbis virus vectors designed to express protective antigen of Bacillus anthracis protect animals from anthrax and display synergy with ciprofloxacin. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2009 Nov; 16(11):1696-9.

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Simonson TS, Okinaka RT, Wang B, Easterday WR, Huynh L, U'Ren JM, Dukerich M, Zanecki SR, Kenefic LJ, Beaudry J, Schupp JM, Pearson T, Wagner DM, Hoffmaster A, Ravel J, Keim P. Bacillus anthracis in China and its relationship to worldwide lineages. BMC Microbiol. 2009 Apr 15; 9:71.

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