美国继“9.11”恐怖事件发生以后,即连续发生多起炭疽病例,经调查证实是人为因素所致的生物恐怖事件。本文拟结合全世界炭疽流行情况,重点介绍此次美国生物恐怖事件中炭疽的流行特点、防治措施及近来病原学的研究进展。 一、炭疽在历史上的流行情况 炭疽是一古老的人畜共患性急性传染性疾病。我国在公元前曾有此病流行的记录。现已明确炭疽呈全球性分布,高发地区包括南美、中美、南 After the “9.11” terrorist incident in the United States, more than one case of anthrax occurred in a row and the investigation confirmed that it was a bioterrorist incident caused by human factors. This article will be based on the prevalence of anthrax in the world, focusing on the characteristics of the anthrax epidemic in the United States bioterrorism, prevention and control measures and recent advances in etiology. Anthrax in the history of the epidemic Anthrax is an ancient zoonotic acute infectious disease. My country had a popular record of the disease in BC. It is now clear that anthrax has a global distribution, high incidence areas including South America, China, the United States and South