Lessons learned from the investigation of a cluster of cutaneous anthrax cases in connecticut

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201-210

  Guh, Alice ^a   Heyman, Marian L ^b   Barden, Diane ^b   Fontana, John ^b   Hadler, James L ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CDC   (United States)

^c Public Health Consultant   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bacillus anthracis; Environmental remediation; Occupational diseases

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; CHEEK; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

ANTHRAX; CHEEK; CONNECTICUT; FACIAL DERMATOSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; SKIN DISEASES, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 77951000664     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181ca650d     Document Type: Article

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