炭疽病是炭疽杆菌引起的人畜共患的急性传染病。人接触患病的牲畜如马、牛、羊、猪或在给病死牲畜剥皮、清洗的过程中可经皮肤、消化道、呼吸道感染此病。病变一般多表现在皮肤,肺、肠、脑膜炭疽较少。我区当阳县龙泉公社1978年8月发生一起炭疽病爆发流行。龙泉公社的三个相邻的生产队8月份共发现患炭疽病病牛3头,其中2头死亡,病猪31头,死亡8头;病狗3条,死亡1条;病骡1头死亡。随后在 Anthrax is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by Bacillus anthracis. People who are exposed to diseased livestock such as horses, cattle, sheep, pigs or the skin during peeling or cleaning of sick animals can infect the skin, digestive tract and respiratory tract. Lesions generally more performance in the skin, lung, intestine, meningeal less. Our district Longquan commune in 1978 August with an outbreak of anthrax epidemic. Three adjacent production units in Longquan commune were found in August. There were 3 cattle with anthrax disease, including 2 deaths, 31 pigs and 8 deaths; 3 sick dogs and 1 death; 1 mule death . Followed by