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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2002-10-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/10/02-0398_article |
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