Investigation of inhalation anthrax case, United States

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 280-283

  Griffith, Jayne ^a   Blaney, David ^b   Shadomy, Sean ^b   Lehman, Mark ^b   Pesik, Nicki ^b   Tostenson, Samantha ^a   Delaney, Lisa ^b   Tiller, Rebekah ^b   DeVries, Aaron ^a   Gomez, Thomas ^c   Sullivan, Maureen ^a   Blackmore, Carina ^d   Stanek, Danielle ^d   Lynfield, Ruth ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

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

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892564090     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2002.130021     Document Type: Article

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