Inhalational Anthrax Outbreak among Postal Workers, Washington, D.C., 2001

In October 2001, four cases of inhalational anthrax occurred in workers in a Washington, D.C., mail facility that processed envelopes containing Bacillus anthracis spores. We reviewed the envelopes’ paths and obtained exposure histories and nasal swab cultures from postal workers. Environmental samp...

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Autores principales: Dewan, Puneet K., Fry, Alicia M., Laserson, Kayla, Tierney, Bruce C., Quinn, Conrad P., Hayslett, James A., Broyles, Laura N., Shane, Andi, Winthrop, Kevin L., Walks, Ivan, Siegel, Larry, Hales, Thomas, Semenova, Vera A., Romero-Steiner, Sandra, Elie, Cheryl, Khabbaz, Rima, Khan, Ali S., Hajjeh, Rana A., Schuchat, Anne
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2730301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12396917
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0810.020330

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2730301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12396917
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0810.020330

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