Airborne infection with Bacillus anthracis - From mills to mail

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 996-1001

  Fennelly, Kevin P ^a   Davidow, Amy L ^a   Miller, Shelly L ^b   Connell, Nancy ^a   Ellner, Jerrold J ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOSE RESPONSE; HOST; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POSTAL MAIL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKROOM AIR;

EID: 2542524740     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1006.020738     Document Type: Review

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