Epidemiologic response to anthrax outbreaks: Field investigations, 1950-2001

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1163-1174

  Bales, Michael E ^a   Dannenberg, Andrew L ^a,d   Brachman, Philip S ^a   Kaufmann, Arnold F ^b   Klatsky, Peter C ^c   Ashford, David A ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX VACCINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

AEROSOL; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTHRAX; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BUILDING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SAMPLING; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; VACCINATION;

EID: 0036774211     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0810.020223     Document Type: Review

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