Environmental Sampling for Spores of Bacillus anthracis

Environmental Sampling for Spores of Bacillus anthracis

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 Connecticut died from inhalational anthrax on Novem...

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Main Authors: Eyasu H. Teshale, John A. Painter, Gregory A. Burr, Paul S. Mead, Scott V. Wright, Larry F. Cseh, Ronald Zabrocki, Rick Collins, Kathy A. Kelley, James L. Hadler, David L. Swerdlow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
anthrax
Bacillus anthracis
environmental sampling
HEPA vacuum sock
postal facility
surface sampling
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/10/02-0398_article

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