Public Health Dispatch: Update: Cutaneous Anthrax in a Laboratory Worker – Texas, 2002

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Bernard, Bruce P. ; Holmes, H. T. ; Martinez, Kenneth F. ; Page, Elena H. ; Perkins, B. A. ; Popovic, T. ; Quinn, Conrad P. ; Rosenstein, Nancy E. ; Seitz, Teresa A. ; Shepard, C. W. ; Tepper, Allison L. ; Weyant, R. S.
• Description:
  On April 5, 2002, CDC reported a case of suspected cutaneous anthrax in a worker at laboratory A who had been processing environmental samples for Bacillus anthracis in support of CDC investigations of the 2001 bioterrorist attacks in the United States (1). Since the initial report, the worker had serial serology performed at the CDC laboratory. A greater than fourfold rise from baseline in the concentration of immunoglobulin G to protective antigen was demonstrated. The peak antibody level was observed 7-8 weeks after the onset of symptoms, and the time course and levels of detectable antibodies were consistent with those seen in other cases of cutaneous anthrax. On the basis of case definitions developed during the recent investigation, these additional findings confirm this as a case of cutaneous anthrax (2). This case brings the number of anthrax cases identified in the United States since October 3, 2001, to 23, including 11 inhalation and 12 cutaneous (eight confirmed and four suspected). This is the first laboratory-acquired case of anthrax associated with the recent investigation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Bacterial Infections Biological Warfare Agents Epidemiology Laboratories Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Antibody-response Antigens Bacterial-disease Bacterial-infections Biological-weapons Employee-exposure Immunoglobulins Laboratory-testing Laboratory-workers Occupational-exposure Region-6 Sampling Serology

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• Volume:
  51
• Issue:
  22
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20022603
• Citation:
  MMWR 2002 Jun; 51(22):482
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0c8b78c1512e00ae96cdb00e4d15fd5534f4c9a1c54152f69d97c66dafac6e57519a9b845d2ffeac4f1518e028a931ede5c70260a19efea40398674c385a9be0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183269/cdc_183269_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 75.26 KB ]