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Anthrax: Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Journal References
EID Journal is a peer-reviewed CDC journal tracking trends and analyzing new and reemerging infectious disease issues around the world.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases 2006 Mar;12(3). -
HEPA/Vaccine Plan for Indoor Anthrax Remediation
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2005 Jan;11(1). -
Demand for Prophylaxis after Bioterrorism-related Anthrax Cases, 2001
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2005 Jan;11(1). -
Airborne Infection with Bacillus anthracis—from Mills to Mail
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2004 Jun;10(6). -
Swab Materials and Bacillus anthracis Spore Recovery from Nonporous Surfaces
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2004 Jun;10(6). -
Bacillus anthracis Incident, Kameido, Tokyo, 1993
Hiroshi Takahashi, Paul Keim, Arnold F. Kaufmann, Christine Keys, Kimothy L. Smith, Kiyosu Taniguchi, Sakae Inouye, and Takeshi Kurata.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2004 Jan;10(1). -
Nonhemolytic, Nonmotile Gram-Positive Rods Indicative of Bacillus anthracis
Dib EG, Dib SA, Korkmaz DA, Mobarakai NK, Glaser JB.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2003 Aug;9(8):1013-1015. -
Isolated Case of Bioterrorism-related Inhalational Anthrax, New York City, 2001
Holtz TH, Ackelsberg J, Kool JL, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2003 Jun;9(6):689-692. -
Bioterrorism-related Inhalational Anthrax in an Elderly Woman, Connecticut, 2001
Griffith KS, Mead P, Armstrong GL, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2003 Jun;9(6):681-688. -
Inactivation of Bacillus anthracis Spores
Whitney EAS, Beatty ME, Taylor TH Jr, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2003 Jun;9(6):623-627. -
An Ounce of Prevention Is a Ton of Work: Mass Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Anthrax, New York City, 2001
Blank S, Moskin LC, Zucker JR.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2003 Jun;9(6):615-626. -
Endemic, Notifiable Bioterrorism-Related Diseases, United States, 1992–1999
Chang M, Glynn MK, Groseclose SL.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2003 May;9(5):556-564. -
Endemic Gastrointestinal Anthrax in 1960s Lebanon: Clinical Manifestations & Surgical Findings
Kanafani ZA, Ghossain A, Sharara AI, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2003 May;9(5):520-526. -
Anthrax Bioterrorism: Lessons Learned & Future Directions
Hughes JM, Gerberding JL.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1013-1014. -
Public Health in the Time of Bioterrorism
Perkins BA, Popovic T, Yeskey K.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1015-1018. -
Investigation of Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax, United States, 2001: Epidemiologic Findings
Jernigan DB, Raghunathan PL , Bell BP, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1019-1028. -
First Case of Bioterrorism-Related Inhalational Anthrax in the United States, Palm Beach County, Florida, 2001
Traeger MS, Wiersma ST, Rosenstein NE, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1029-1034. -
First Case of Bioterrorism-Related Inhalational Anthrax, Florida, 2001: North Carolina Investigation
Maillard J-M, Fischer M, McKee KT Jr, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1035-1038. -
Opening a Bacillus anthracis–Containing Envelope, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.: The Public Health Response
Hsu VP, Lukacs SL, Handzel T, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1039-1043. -
Bacillus anthracis Aerosolization Associated with a Contaminated Mail Sorting Machine
Dull PM, Wilson KE, Kournikakis B, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1044-1047. -
Epidemiologic Investigations of Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax, New Jersey, 2001
Greene CM, Reefhuis J, Tan C, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1048-1055. -
Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax: International Response by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Polyak CS, Macy JT, Irizarry-De La Cruz M, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1056-1059. -
A Two-Component Direct Fluorescent-Antibody Assay for Rapid Identification of Bacillus anthracis
De BK, Bragg SL, Sanden GN, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1060-1065. -
Inhalational Anthrax Outbreak among Postal Workers, Washington, D.C., 2001
Dewan PK, Fry AM, Laserson K, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1066-1072. -
Surveillance for Anthrax Cases Associated with Contaminated Letters, New Jersey, Delaware, & Pennsylvania, 2001
Tan CG, Sandhu HS, Crawford DC, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1073-1077. -
Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax Surveillance, Connecticut, September–December, 2001
Williams AA, Parashar UD, Stoica A, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1078-1082. -
Environmental Sampling for Spores of Bacillus anthracis
Teshale EH, Painter J, Burr GA, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1083-1087. -
Call-Tracking Data & the Public Health Response to Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax
Mott JA, Treadwell TA, Hennessy TW, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1088-1092. -
Coordinated Response to Reports of Possible Anthrax Contamination, Idaho, 2001
Tengelsen L, Hudson R, Barnes S, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1093-1095. -
Laboratory Response to Anthrax Bioterrorism, New York City, 2001
Heller MB, Bunning ML, France MEB, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1096-1102. -
Specific, Sensitive, & Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Human Immunoglobulin G Antibodies to Anthrax Toxin Protective Antigen
Quinn CP, Semenova VA, Elie CM, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1103-1110. -
Molecular Subtyping of Bacillus anthracis & the 2001 Bioterrorism-Associated Anthrax Outbreak, United States
Hoffmaster AR, Fitzgerald CC, Ribot E, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1111-1116. -
Sequencing of 16S rRNA Gene: A Rapid Tool for Identification of Bacillus anthracis
Sacchi CT, Whitney AM, Mayer LW, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1117-1123. -
Antimicrobial Postexposure Prophylaxis for Anthrax: Adverse Events & Adherence
Shepard CW, Soriano-Gabarro M, Zell ER, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1124-1132. -
Anthrax Postexposure Prophylaxis in Postal Workers, Connecticut, 2001
Williams JL, Noviello SS, Griffith KS , et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1133-1137. -
Adherence to Antimicrobial Inhalational Anthrax Prophylaxis among Postal Workers, Washington, D.C., 2001
Jefferds MS, Laserson K, Fry AM, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1138-1144. -
Surface Sampling Methods for Bacillus anthracis Spore Contamination
Sanderson WT, Hein MJ, Taylor L, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1145-1151. -
Collaboration Between Public Health & Law Enforcement: New Paradigms & Partnerships for Bioterrorism Planning & Response
Butler JC, Cohen ML, Friedman CR, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1152-1156. -
Collaboration between Public Health & Law Enforcement: The Constitutional Challenge
Richards EP.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1157-1159. -
Epidemic Anthrax in the Eighteenth Century, the Americas
Morens DM.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1160-1162. -
Epidemiologic Response to Anthrax Outbreaks: Field Investigations, 1950–2001
Bales ME, Dannenberg AL, Brachman PS, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1163-1174. -
Night of Two Town Meetings
Cartter ML.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1175-1177. -
Letter: Evaluation & Validation of a Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Rapid Identification of Bacillus anthracis
Hoffmaster AF, Meyer RF, Bowen M, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1178-1181. -
Letter: Industry-Related Outbreak of Human Anthrax, Massachusetts, 1868
Macher A.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1182. -
Conference Summary: Bioterrorism-Related Bacillus anthracis Public Health Research Priorities
Perkins BA, Ashford DA.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1183. -
Use of Automated Ambulatory-Care Encounter Records for Detection of Acute Illness Clusters, Including Potential Bioterrorism Events
Lazarus R, Kleinman K, Dashevsky I, et al.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Aug;8(8):753-760. -
Clinical Issues in the Prophylaxis, Diagnosis, & Treatment of Anthrax
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Feb;8(2):222-225. -
Anthrax: A Possible Case History
Inglesby TV.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999 Jul-Aug;5(4):556-560. -
Applying Lessons Learned from Anthrax Case History to Other Scenarios
Bartlett JG.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999 Jul-Aug;5(4):561-563.
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