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Anthrax: Surveillance and Investigation
Illness Recognition & Detection
- Case Definition (Fact Sheet: Anthrax Information for Health Care Providers)
For professionals. Includes causes, systems affected, transmission...
Mar 8, 2002 (last reviewed Feb 22, 2006) - MMWR: Responding to Detection of Aerosolized Bacillus anthracis by Autonomous Detection Systems in the Workplace
MMWR 2004 Apr 30;53(Early Release):1-11. - Use of Onsite Technologies for Rapidly Assessing Environmental Bacillus anthracis Contamination on Surfaces in Buildings
MMWR 2001 Dec 7;50(48):1087.
Historical Archives: 2001 Outbreak & Other Incidents
- MMWR: Inhalation Anthrax Associated with Dried Animal Hides --- Pennsylvania and New York City, 2006
MMWR 2006 Mar 17;55(10):280-282. - CDC Health Update: Inhalation Anthrax Case Investigation, Pennsylvania, New York City – Update, 2/24/2006
- CDC Health Update: Inhalation Anthrax Case in Pennsylvania
- MMWR: Inadvertent Laboratory Exposure to Bacillus anthracis --- California, 2004
MMWR 2005 Apr 1;54(12):301-304. -
MMWR: Follow-Up of Deaths Among U.S. Postal Service Workers Potentially Exposed to Bacillus anthracisDistrict of Columbia, 20012002
MMWR 2003 Oct 3;52(39):937-938. -
EID Journal: Isolated Case of Bioterrorism-related Inhalational Anthrax, New York City, 2001
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2003 June;9(6):689-692. -
EID Journal: Bioterrorism-related Inhalational Anthrax in an Elderly Woman, Connecticut, 2001
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2003 June;9(6):681-688. -
EID Journal: Investigation of Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax, United States, 2001: Epidemiologic Findings
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1019-1028. -
EID Journal: First Case of Bioterrorism-Related Inhalational Anthrax in the United States, Palm Beach County, Florida, 2001
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1029-1034. -
EID Journal: First Case of Bioterrorism-Related Inhalational Anthrax, Florida, 2001: North Carolina Investigation
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1035-1038. -
EID Journal: Opening a Bacillus anthracis–Containing Envelope, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.: The Public Health Response
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1039-1043. -
EID Journal: Inhalational Anthrax Outbreak among Postal Workers, Washington, D.C., 2001
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1066-1072. -
EID Journal: Epidemiologic Investigations of Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax, New Jersey, 2001
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1048-1055. -
EID Journal: Surveillance for Anthrax Cases Associated with Contaminated Letters, New Jersey, Delaware, & Pennsylvania, 2001
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1073-1077. -
EID Journal: Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax Surveillance, Connecticut, September–December, 2001
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1078-1082. -
EID Journal: Call-Tracking Data & the Public Health Response to Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1088-1092. -
EID Journal: Coordinated Response to Reports of Possible Anthrax Contamination, Idaho, 2001
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1093-1095. -
EID Journal: Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax: International Response by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1056-1059. -
EID Journal: Laboratory Response to Anthrax Bioterrorism, New York City, 2001
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1096-1102. -
MMWR: Investigation of Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax Connecticut, 2001
MMWR 2001 Dec 7;50(48):1077-1079. -
MMWR: Investigation of Bioterrorism-Related Inhalational Anthrax Connecticut, 2001
MMWR 2001 Nov 30;50(47):1049-1051. -
MMWR: Investigation of Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax, 2001
MMWR 2001 Nov 16;50(45):1008-1010. -
MMWR: Investigation of Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax & Adverse Events from Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
MMWR 2001 Nov 9;50(44):973-976. -
Video Webcast: An Anthrax Outbreak Averted: Public Health Response to a Contaminated Envelope on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, 2001
From the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID)
Vincent Hsu, CDC, Atlanta, GA
Mar 26, 2002 -
Video Webcast: Inhalational AnthraxNew York City, OctoberNovember 2001
From the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID)
Timothy Holtz, CDC & New York City Department of Health, New York, NY
Mar 26, 2002 -
Video Webcast: Letters from Trenton: The Anthrax Investigation at the Source, New Jersey, 2001
From the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID)
Jennita Reefhuis, CDC, Atlanta, GA
Mar 26, 2002
Additional Research & References
- EID Journal: Use of Automated Ambulatory-Care Encounter Records for Detection of Acute Illness Clusters, Including Potential Bioterrorism Events
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Aug;8(8):753-760. - MMWR: Surveillance for Adverse Events Associated with Anthrax Vaccination U.S. Department of Defense, 1998-2000
MMWR 2000 Apr 28;49(16):341-345.
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