Table 2.
Microscopic, growth, and molecular confirmation results of collected samples from suspected anthrax outbreaks, along with conclusive outcomes indicating both positive and negative cases.
| Microscopic and Growth Results | Molecular Confirmation | Conclusion | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Positive Samples | No. of Positive Samples | ||||||||
| Outbreak No. | Animal Blood/Swab Samples | Soil | Plant Roots | Human Swabs | Animal Blood/Swab Samples | Soil | Plant Roots | Human Swabs | |
| 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Positive |
| 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Negative |
| 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Negative |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Positive |
| 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Positive |
| 6 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Negative |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Negative |
| 8 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Positive |
| 9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | Positive |
| 10 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | Positive |
| 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | Positive |
| 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | Positive |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Negative |
| 14 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Negative |
| 15 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Negative |
| 16 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Positive |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Positive |
| 18 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Positive |
| 19 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Negative |
| Total | 66 | 162 | 42 | 11 | 44 | 65 | 19 | 9 | |
Bold indicates the total number of positive samples.