Table 4. Laboratory results of specimen testing during gastrointestinal anthrax outbreak: Isingiro, Uganda, August 2017.
Source | B. anthracis Assay Result by Specimen Type | ||
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Blood | Vomitus | Stool | |
Case-patient 1 | C- | M+, C+, PCR+ | C- |
Case-patient 2 | C- | C- | C+, PCR+ |
Case-patient 3 | C- | C+, PCR+ | C- |
Case-patient 4 | C- | ||
Case-patient 5 | C- | ||
Case-patient 6 | C- | ||
Case-patient 7 | C- | ||
Case-patient 8 | C- | ||
Sick Cow (herd mate of implicated source; not the implicated cow) | C- | C- |