Abstract

ABSTRACTAnthrax is a zoonotic disease that can attack various types of livestock and humans and cause death in highnumbers. Boyolali is one of anthrax infected areas since 1990. On Saturday February 12, 2011, the Public Healthreceived a report from the health center Boyolali Klego II regarding alleged cases of anthrax outbreaks in HamletVillage defense Karangmojo Klego Boyolali District. The purpose of this activity to find out and get an idea of??skin anthrax outbreak in the Village District Karangmojo Klego Boyolali.Materials and Methods: Diagnosis based on clinical symptoms and the investigation is descriptive to 16 peoplewith anthrax.Results and Discussion: The case has a fever (100%), flushing fluid swelling (100%), necrotic tissue in the wound(100%), black crust covered the wound (81.3%), swelling of the skin (81.3% ).Conclusions and Recommendations: skin anthrax outbreak occurred in the Hamlet defense in 16 residents. It issuggested that this outbreak does not happen again is to enable surveillance of anthrax in the health officeBoyolali, increasing public knowledge and vaccination of livestock on a regular basis.Keywords: cutaneous Anthrax, Ourbreak, Case, Descriptive.KEJADIAN LUAR BIASA