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CDC update : CDC Summary of confirmed cases of anthrax and background information

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  • Alternative Title:
    CDC Summary of confirmed cases of anthrax and background information
  • Corporate Authors:
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
  • Description:
    Tuesday, October 23, 2001, 17:22 EDT (5:22 PM EDT)

    CDCHAN-00043-2001-10-23-UPD-N

    CDC-confirmed cases of anthrax: Based on a rigorous case definition, CDC is reporting 11 confirmed cases of anthrax: 2 in Florida, 3 in New York, 2 in New Jersey, and 4 in Washington, D.C. (in collaboration with MD and VA). These cases include the two deaths recently reported in Washington, D.C. Both cases were proven, through laboratory testing, to be cases of inhalation anthrax. One additional case has been reported by the New York City Department of Health. CDC is conducting additional tests to fully confirm this 12th case.

    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.

    Event Type: anthrax

    Context: general information

    Event Type: Man-made

    Agent Type: bacteria

    Specify Agent (Name): anthrax

    International: no

    Intentional/Unintentional: intentional

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  • Source:
    HAN ; 043
  • Series:
    Health Alert Network
  • Document Type:
    HAN Health Update
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    2 unnumbered pages
  • Issue:
    43
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