#tropicus

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Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Indiana University

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2 months ago

CDC identified the isolate as #Bacillus #tropicus by LRN algorithm and whole genome sequencing (WGS). Gene comparisons using multilocus sequencing typing indicated sequence type 78 (ST-78) and B. anthracis–associated toxin genes.

Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Indiana University

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2 months ago

Limited data indicate #bacillus #tropicus strains could be present in soil, sediments, dust, or vegetation in southern USA. This MMWR describes the investigation of 9th reported case of welder’s anthrax, which occurred in a previously healthy young welder in Louisiana.

Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Indiana University

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2 months ago

#Anthraxlike illness after infection w/ #Bacillus species other than B anthracis. B #cereus is generally associated w/food poisoning. Some B. cereus group species, including strains of B. #tropicus, can encode a homolog of the B. anthracis pXO1 plasmid containing an anthrax toxin gene

Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Indiana University

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2 months ago

Welder’s Anthrax Treated with Obiltoxaximab — Louisiana, 2024 This report describes the public health response to a patient who was identified with welder’s anthrax following occupational exposure.

#weldersAnthrax #Bacillus #cereus #Bacillus #tropicus www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes... #MMWR #idsky