Anthrax: memorandum from a WHO meeting

Introduction Anthrax is enzootic in many countries in Africa and Asia, and in a number of industrialized countries, and is sporadic in many others[1]. The main source of human infection [...]
The risk of anthrax can be reduced through international collaboration in health education and training, promotion of research, and provision of scientific and technical advice. These issues were discussed by a WHO Working Group on Anthrax in September 1995, and this Memorandum presents their priority concerns and recommendations in several areas: surveillance, epidemiology, diagnosis in humans and in animals, prevention and control, and international cooperation.