Gastrointestinal anthrax after an animal-hide drumming event - New Hampshire and Massachusetts, 2009

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 59, Issue 28, 2010, Pages 872-877

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ADULT; ANIMAL; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEATHER INDUSTRY; RECREATION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; NEW HAMPSHIRE; RECREATION; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TANNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955077182     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
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