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    1. Anthrax surface sampling instructor guide
      Personal Author:
      Afanuh, Susan; Biddle, Elyce Anne;
      Corporate Authors:
      National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
      Published Date:
      May 2015
      Series:
      DHHS publication ;  (NIOSH) 2015-187
      Workplace design solutions
      Description:
      This training provides instructions for the collection of environmental Bacillus anthracis spores, or anthrax, from nonporous surfaces using macrofoam swabs and cellulose sponges. Read the entire Instructor Guide before facilitating Anthrax Surface S...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.95 MB]
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  1. Anthrax surface sampling instructor guide
    Personal Author:
    Afanuh, Susan; Biddle, Elyce Anne;
    Corporate Authors:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
    Published Date:
    May 2015
    Series:
    DHHS publication ;  (NIOSH) 2015-187
    Workplace design solutions
    Description:
    This training provides instructions for the collection of environmental Bacillus anthracis spores, or anthrax, from nonporous surfaces using macrofoam swabs and cellulose sponges. Read the entire Instructor Guide before facilitating Anthrax Surface S...
    File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 2.95 MB]
  2. Environmental Sampling for Spores of Bacillus anthracis
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    Teshale, Eyasu H.; Painter, John; Burr, Gregory A.; Mead, Paul; Wright, Scott V.; Cseh, Larry F.; Zabrocki, Ronald; Collins, Rick; Kelley, Kathy A.; Hadler, James L.; Swerdlow, David L.;
    Corporate Authors:
    members of the Connecticut Anthrax Response Team1
    Published Date:
    Oct 2002
    Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 8(10):1083-1087.
    Description:
    On November 11, 2001, following the bioterrorism-related anthrax attacks, the U.S. Postal Service collected samples at the Southern Connecticut Processing and Distribution Center; all samples were negative for Bacillus anthracis. After a patient in C...
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  3. Bacillus anthracis Aerosolization Associated with a Contaminated Mail Sorting Machine
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    Dull, Peter M.; Wilson, Kathy E.; Kournikakis, Bill; Whitney, Ellen A.S.; Boulet, Camille A.; Ho, Jim Y.W.; Ogston, Jim; Spence, Mel R.; MacKenzie, Megan M.; Phelan, Maureen A.; Popovic, Tanja; Ashford, David;
    Published Date:
    Oct 2002
    Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 8(10):1044-1047.
    Description:
    On October 12, 2001, two envelopes containing Bacillus anthracis spores passed through a sorting machine in a postal facility in Washington, D.C. When anthrax infection was identified in postal workers 9 days later, the facility was closed. To determ...
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  4. Surface Sampling Methods for Bacillus anthracis Spore Contamination
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    Sanderson, Wayne T.; Hein, Misty J.; Taylor, Lauralynn; Curwin, Brian D.; Kinnes, Gregory M.; Seitz, Teresa A.; Popovic, Tanja; Holmes, Harvey T.; Kellum, Molly E.; McAllister, Sigrid K.; Whaley, David N.; Tupin, Edward A.; Walker, Timothy; Freed, Jennifer A.; Small, Dorothy S.; Klusaritz, Brian; Bridges, John H.;
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    Oct 2002
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    Emerg Infect Dis. 8(10):1145-1151.
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  5. Meeting report : “Bacillus anthracis Bioterrorism Research Priorities for Public Health Response,” December 10-11, 2001, CDC, Atlanta, GA
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    Bacillus anthracis Bioterrorism Research Priorities for Public Health Response (2001 : Atlanta, GA)
    Published Date:
    7/24/02
    Description:
    This meeting provided a forum for 132 representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Institutes of Health (NIH)), Environmental Prot...
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