Immunologic Response of Unvaccinated Workers Exposed to Anthrax, Belgium

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Wattiau, Pierre ; Govaerts, Marc ; Frangoulidis, Dimitrios ; Fretin, David ; Kissling, Esther ; Van Hessche, Mieke ; China, Bernard ; Poncin, Martine ; Pirenne, Yvo ; Hanquet, Germaine
• Description:
  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, approximately 10% had circulating antibodies or T lymphocytes that reacted with anthrax protective antigen. Individual immunity varied from undetectable to high.
• Subjects:
  Anthrax Anthrax Vaccines Antibodies, Bacterial Bacillus Anthracis Bacteria Belgium Blotting, Western Cell Proliferation Dispatch ELISA Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Humans Inhalation Exposure Occupational Exposure Protective Antigen Subclinical Infection T-Lymphocytes Wool-sorter

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 15(10):1637-1640.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:135f4be33db99d274db131df743a3fb7c5e666545601a9abf79d89ce2a16c16c
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17805/cdc_17805_DS1.pdf
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