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Volume 8, Number 10—October 2002
THEME ISSUE
Bioterrorism-related Anthrax
Bioterrorism-related Anthrax

Inhalational Anthrax Outbreak among Postal Workers, Washington, D.C., 2001

Puneet K. Dewan*, Alicia M. Fry*, Kayla F. Laserson*, Bruce C. Tierney*, Conrad P. Quinn*, James A. Hayslett*, Laura N. Broyles*, Andi L. Shane*, Kevin L. Winthrop*, Ivan Walks†, Larry Siegel†, Thomas Hales*, Vera A. Semenova*, Sandra Romero-Steiner*, Cheryl Elie*, Rima Khabbaz*, Ali S. Khan*, Rana A. Hajjeh*, Anne Schuchat*Comments to Author , and members of the WashingtonD.C.Anthrax Response Team1
Author affiliations: *Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; †Washington, D.C. Department of Health, Washington, D.C., USA;

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Table 1

Characteristics of inhalational anthrax cases among employees of the Washington, D.C., Processing and Distribution Centera

Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4
Age (yrs) 56 56 55 47
Race AA AA AA AA
Date symptoms began 10/16 10/16 10/16 10/16
Date of suspected IA diagnosis 10/19 10/20 10/21 10/22
Date IA confirmed 10/21 10/22 10/23 10/26
Underlying medical conditions No No Yesb Yesc
Death due to IA (date) No No Yes (10/21) Yes (10/22)

aAA = African-American, IA=inhalational anthrax.
bDiabetes mellitus, sarcoidosis.
cAsthma.

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1 Tracy B. Agerton , Mary-Kate Appicelli, Paul M. Arguin, Robert F. Benson, Lilah Besser, Richard Besser, George Carlone, Gerald Curtis, Megan Davies, Marvin DeBerry Jr., Catherine Dentinger, Peter Dull, Cindy Friedman, Cindy Hamlin, Leigh Ann Hawley, John Horan, Leta O. Helsel, Tami Hilger, Patricia Holder, Vincent Hsu, Debby Hurlburt, Dennis Kim, Scott E. Johnson, Molly Kellum, Han Li, Mark Long, Susan Lukacs, Trudy Messmer, Elizabeth Mothershed, Janet Pruckler, Daniel S. Schmidt, Stephanie Schwartz, Theresa Smith, Karen Stamey, Evelene Steward-Clark, Eyasu Teshale, Lanier L. Thacker, Tim Uyeki, and Dana White.

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