Drumming-associated anthrax incidents: Exposures to low levels of indoor environmental contamination

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 146, Issue 12, 2018, Pages 1519-1525

  Bennett, E ^a   Hall, I M ^a   Pottage, T ^a   Silman, N J ^a   Bennett, A M ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anthrax; Bacillus anthracis; drumming related; indoor contamination

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCOTLAND; UNITED STATES; AFRICA; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL SPORE; CONNECTICUT; GOAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MUSIC; NEW YORK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PENNSYLVANIA; TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CONNECTICUT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GOATS; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MUSIC; NEW YORK CITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PENNSYLVANIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCOTLAND; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 85049353948     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268818001085     Document Type: Article

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