Epidemiologic response to anthrax outbreaks: field investigations, 1950-2001. (Anthrax Perspectives).

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: October 1, 2002| Author: Ashford, David A.; Bales, Michael E.; Brachman, Philip S.; Dannenberg, Andrew L.; Kaufmann, Arnold F.; Klatsky, Peter C. | Copyright information

We used unpublished reports, published manuscripts, and communication with investigators to identify and summarize 49 anthrax-related epidemiologic field investigations conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1950 to August 2001. Of 41 investigations in which Bacillus anthracis caused human or animal disease, 24 were in agricultural settings, 11 in textile mills, and 6 in other settings. Among the other investigations, two focused on building decontaminatio...

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