Investigation of Inhalation Anthrax Case, United States

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Griffith, Jayne ; Blaney, David ; Shadomy, Sean ; Lehman, Mark ; Pesik, Nicki ; Tostenson, Samantha ; Delaney, Lisa ; Tiller, Rebekah ; DeVries, Aaron ; Gomez, Thomas ; Sullivan, Maureen ; Blackmore, Carina ; Stanek, Danielle ; Lynfield, Ruth
• Corporate Authors:
  Anthrax Investigation Team
• Description:
  Inhalation anthrax occurred in a man who vacationed in 4 US states where anthrax is enzootic. Despite an extensive multi-agency investigation, the specific source was not detected, and no additional related human or animal cases were found. Although rare, inhalation anthrax can occur naturally in the United States.
• Subjects:
  Animals Anthrax Dispatch Inhalation Exposure Multilocus Sequence Typing Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Spores, Bacterial Travel
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 20(2):280-283.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043911
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:47fd4c3658408416f1672a5dc49c52c4c8cf1a40a1996168df2c6b702122b20e63419c4b62992e6e7168bb339ff8bd64a7ba44e0b3e13219513174017364cc5f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/21705/cdc_21705_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 350.11 KB ]