Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristic of 140 anthrax-infected animals in outbreaks investigated during 2009–2010 in Bangladesh
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age (months) | |
| Cattle: median (range) | 36 (1–120) |
| Goats: median (range) | 24 (3–96) |
| Sheep: median (range) | 9 (9–48) |
| Females, no. (%) | |
| Cattle | 71 (74) |
| Goats | 24 (59) |
| Sheep | 1 (33) |
| Clinical presentation, no. (%) | |
| Fever | 103 (74) |
| Fallen down | 91 (65) |
| Sudden death | 71 (51) |
| Anorexia | 70 (50) |
| Convulsion | 67 (48) |
| Depression | 49 (35) |
| Respiratory distress | 24 (17) |
| Listlessness | 14 (10) |
| Diarrhea | 13 (9) |
| Muscle tremor | 6 (4) |
| Decease in milk production | 6 (4) |
| Edema | 3 (2) |
| Abortion | 3 (2) |
| Outcome, no. (%) | |
| Death from illness | 98 (70) |
| Slaughtered | 35 (25) |
| Sick at the time of interview | 5 (4) |
| Sold during illness | 1 (1) |
| Recovered | 1 (1) |
| Median (range) onset of illness to death | 5 hours (5 minutes–8.5 days) |
| Median (range) onset of illness to slaughter | 7 hours (15 minutes–6.2 days) |