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. 2020 Dec;26(12):2799–2806. doi: 10.3201/eid2612.191373

Table 3. Retrospective cohort study on anthrax risk factors by form during outbreak, Kaplobotwo, Kween District, April 2018.

Form Cases
Attack rate, %
RR (95% CI)
Exposed Nonexposed Exposed Nonexposed
Cutaneous anthrax
Carried dead cow 37 104 54 13 4.3 (2.4–7.8)*
Participated in skinning 10 131 80 19 4.2 (2.6–6.7)*
Participated in cutting/butchering 10 131 90 18 4.9 (3.2–7.5)*
Participated in removing organs 10 131 70 20 3.5 (2.1–6.0)*
Carried the skin of the dead cow 8 133 88 20 4.5 (2.9–6.9)*
Carried cut meat 37 104 54 13 4.3 (2.4–7.8)*
Cleaned the waste 10 131 80 19 4.2 (2.6–6.7)*
For every additional exposure*





1.4 (1.3–1.5)*
Gastrointestinal anthrax
Ate meat from dead cow, total 95 46 35 0 ¥ (4.3–¥)*
    Ate undercooked meat 9 86 78 31 2.5 (1.5–4.1)*
    Cooking/boiling time
    Boiled meat >60 vs. ≤30min 41 22 22 64 0.34 (0.18–0.67)*
    Boiled meat 31–60 vs. ≤30min
17
22

35
64
0.55 (0.27–1.1)
*Estimated using modified Poisson regression.