Publications

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
health's role with anthrax.		2002	11898266
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