Table 1.

2003-2012 climatic and Anthrax outbreaks characteristics in Northern Region, Ghana

Year	Mean Rainfall (mm)	Mean Temperature (°C)	outbreaks	Cattle	sheep	goats	pigs	Human deaths
2003	1088.61	27.76	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	1194.00	28.14	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	935.02	30.49	7	38	1	0	0	1
2006	923.13	28.56	5	17	16	0	0	1
2007	1034.92	28.31	5	15	9	3	0	3*
2008	1215.98	28.16	6	20	6	11	0	1
2009	1160.15	28.21	2	2	1	1	0	0
2010	1304.41	28.23	5	6	2	0	0	0
2011	975.94	28.41	9	21	2	0	3	0
2012	1119.56	28.12	4	12	7	0	559	0
Total	1095.17*	28.44*	43	131	44	15	562	6

^*22 human cutaneous anthrax cases occurred