CDC case definition of anthrax and summary of confirmed cases

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• Alternative Title:
  Case definition of anthrax and summary of confirmed cases
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Saturday, October 20, 2001, 13:39 EDT (1:39 PM EDT)
  
  CDCHAN-00038-2001-10-20-UPD-N
  
  CDC case definition of anthrax: CDC defines a confirmed case of anthrax as 1) a clinically compatible case of cutaneous, inhalational, or gastrointestinal illness that is laboratory confirmed by isolation of B. anthracis from an affected tissue or site or 2) other laboratory evidence of B. anthracis infection based on at least two supportive laboratory tests.
  
  Based on this definition, CDC is reporting 6 confirmed cases of anthrax: 2 in Florida, 3 in New York, and one in New Jersey. However, there are two additional cases with less laboratory evidence being reported by local investigators.
  
  Event Type: anthrax terrorism event
  
  Context: cases/case definition
  
  Event Type: Man-made
  
  Agent Type: bacteria
  
  Specify Agent (Name): anthrax
  
  International: no
  
  Intentional/Unintentional: intentional
  
  
• Subjects:
  Anthrax Case Definition
• Source:
  HAN ; 038
• Series:
  Health Alert Network
• Document Type:
  HAN Health Update
• Pages in Document:
  1 unnumbered page
• Issue:
  38
• Collection(s):
  Health Alert Network (HAN)
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