Coordinated response to reports of possible anthrax contamination, Idaho, 2001

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1093-1095

  Tengelsen, Leslie ^a   Hudson, Richard ^a   Barnes, Shana ^b   Hahn, Christine ^a  

^a Idaho Department of Health and Welfare   (United States)

^b State Emergency Management Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036775697     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0810.020390     Document Type: Article

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