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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
Risk factors for contracting anthrax include handling of livestock or livestock products, playing animal hide drums, working in a laboratory researching anthrax, traveling to an endemic region such as Central and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central and southwestern Asia, Southern and eastern Europe, or the Caribbean. Risk factors for anthrax in the setting of bioterrorism are working as a mail handler, military personnel, or response worker.
Risk Factors
People with higher risk of being infected with anthrax include:
- Veterinarians
- Laboratory professionals dealing the bacteria
- Livestock producers
- People who handle animal products
- Mail handlers, military personnel, and response workers, in case of bioterrorism
- People Who Make or Play Animal Hide Drums
- Travelers, particularly to the follow areas:
- Central and South America
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Central and southwestern Asia
- Southern and eastern Europe
- The Caribbean
The following link of the Department of Labor can be used to determine whether or not one is at risk for an Anthrax infection: [United States Department of Labor]