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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Holtz, Timothy H. ; Ackelsberg, Joel ; Kool, Jacob L. ; Rosselli, Richard ; Marfin, Anthony ; ... More +
Holtz, Timothy H. ; Ackelsberg, Joel ; Kool, Jacob L. ; Rosselli, Richard ; Marfin, Anthony ; Matte, Thomas ; Beatrice, Sara T. ; Heller, Michael B. ; Hewett, Dan ; Moskin, Linda ; Bunning, Michel L. ; Layton, Marcelle Less -
Corporate Authors:
New York City Anthrax Investigation Working Group
Description:
On October 31, 2001, in New York City, a 61-year-old female hospital employee who had acquired inhalational anthrax died after a 6-day illness. To determine sources of exposure and identify additional persons at risk, the New York City Department of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and law enforcement authorities conducted an extensive investigation, which included interviewing contacts, examining personal effects, summarizing patient's use of mass transit, conducting active case finding and surveillance near her residence and at her workplace, and collecting samples from co-workers and the environment. We cultured all specimens for Bacillus anthracis. We found no additional cases of cutaneous or inhalational anthrax. The route of exposure remains unknown. All environmental samples were negative for B. anthracis. This first case of inhalational anthrax during the 2001 outbreak with no apparent direct link to contaminated mail emphasizes the need for close coordination between public health and law enforcement agencies during bioterrorism-related investigations.
Subject:
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Anthrax Bacillus Anthracis Bioterrorism Ciprofloxacin Disease Outbreaks DNA, Bacterial Environmental Exposure Female Humans Inhalation Exposure Middle Aged Postal Service Research Spores, Bacterial Women
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 9(6):689-696.
Pubmed ID:
12781008
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC3000144
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
New York City, NY
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3140/cdc_3140_DS1.pdf
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