Publications

ecology of anthrax.		1971	4996306
inhalation anthrax in a home craftsman.	inhalation anthrax with complicating subarachnoid hemorrhage due to simultaneous infection with two capsular biotypes of bacillus anthracis of different virulence for the mouse is reported. the patient, a home craftsman, acquired his infection from imported animal-origin yarn.	1978	101438
from the centers for disease control and prevention. bioterrorism alleging use of anthrax and interim guidelines for management--united states, 1998.		1999	10070984
bioterrorism alleging use of anthrax and interim guidelines for management--united states, 1998.	from october 30 through december 23, 1998, cdc received reports of a series of bioterroristic threats of anthrax exposure. letters alleged to contain anthrax were sent to health clinics on october 30, 1998, in indiana, kentucky, and tennessee. during december 17-23 in california, a letter alleged to contain anthrax was sent to a private business, and three telephone threats of anthrax contamination of ventilation systems were made to private and public buildings. all threats were hoaxes and are ...	1999	10023627
the department of defense birth defects registry: overview of a new surveillance system.	the u.s. department of defense (dod) is challenged with monitoring and protecting the health and wellbeing of its service members. the growing number of women on active duty and the diverse hazardous exposures associated with military service make reproductive health issues a special concern of dod. to address this concern, the dod birth defects registry was established at the dod center for deployment health research located at the naval health research center, san diego, california.	2001	11745841
aids-vaccine firm needled by stock-exchange rules.		2004	15164031
inadvertent laboratory exposure to bacillus anthracis--california, 2004.	on june 9, 2004, the california department of health services (cdhs) was notified of possible inadvertent exposure to bacillus anthracis spores at children's hospital oakland research institute (chori), where workers were evaluating the immune response of mice to b. anthracis. this report summarizes the subsequent investigation by cdhs and cdc, including assessment of exposures, administration of postexposure chemoprophylaxis, and serologic testing of potentially exposed workers. the findings un ...	2005	15800474
genetic polymorphisms and susceptibility to lung disease.	susceptibility to infection by bacterium such as bacillus anthracis has a genetic basis in mice and may also have a genetic basis in humans. in the limited human cases of inhalation anthrax, studies suggest that not all individuals exposed to anthrax spores were infected, but rather, individuals with underlying lung disease, particularly asthma, sarcoidosis and tuberculosis, might be more susceptible. in this study, we determined if polymorphisms in genes important in innate immunity are associa ...	2006	16608528
orf virus infection in humans--new york, illinois, california, and tennessee, 2004-2005.	orf virus is a zoonotic parapoxvirus endemic to most countries in the world and is principally associated with small ruminants (e.g., sheep and goats). human orf infections appear as ulcerative skin lesions after contact with an infected animal or contaminated fomite. this report summarizes the epidemiologic and laboratory investigations of four sporadic cases of human orf infection, emphasizing the temporal association between human lesions and skin trauma or recent flock vaccination with live ...	2006	16437055
Molecular epidemiology of anthrax cases associated with recreational use of animal hides and yarn in the United States.	To determine potential links between the clinical isolate to animal products and their geographic origin, we genotyped (MLVA-8, MVLA-15, and canSNP analysis) 80 environmental and 12 clinical isolates and 2 clinical specimens from five cases of anthrax (California in 1976 [n?=?1], New York in 2006 [n?=?1], Connecticut in 2007 [n?=?2], and New Hampshire in 2009[n?=?1]) resulting from recreational handling of animal products. For the California case, four clinical isolates were identified as MLVA-8 ...	2011	22174783
zoonotic infections among employees from great smoky mountains and rocky mountain national parks, 2008-2009.	u.s. national park service employees may have prolonged exposure to wildlife and arthropods, placing them at increased risk of infection with endemic zoonoses. to evaluate possible zoonotic risks present at both great smoky mountains (grsm) and rocky mountain (romo) national parks, we assessed park employees for baseline seroprevalence to specific zoonotic pathogens, followed by evaluation of incident infections over a 1-year study period. park personnel showed evidence of prior infection with a ...	2012	22835153
the mountain meadows massacre and "poisoned springs": scientific testing of the more recent, anthrax theory.	it has been recorded that one of the possible causes that eventually escalated into the 1857 manslaughter at mountain meadows in southern utah was the poisoning of an open spring by the fancher-baker party as they crossed the utah territory on their way from arkansas to california. historical accounts report that a number of cattle died, followed by human casualties from those that came in contact with the dead animals. even after the arkansas party departed, animals continued to perish and peop ...	2013	22395921