Immunologic Response of Unvaccinated Workers Exposed to Anthrax, Belgium

To determine immunologic reactivity to Bacillus anthrax antigens, we conducted serologic testing of workers in a factory that performed scouring of wool and goat hair. Of 66 workers, ≈10% had circulating antibodies or T lymphocytes that reacted with anthrax protective antigen. Individual immunity va...

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Autores principales: Wattiau, Pierre, Govaerts, Marc, Frangoulidis, Dimitrios, Fretin, David, Kissling, Esther, Van Hessche, Mieke, China, Bernard, Poncin, Martine, Pirenne, Yvo, Hanquet, Germaine
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2866386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19861061
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1510.081717

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