Volume 8, Number 10—October 2002
THEME ISSUE
Bioterrorism-related Anthrax
Bioterrorism-related Anthrax
Environmental Sampling for Spores of Bacillus anthracis
Table 2
Sampling date | No. of samples | Samples from DBCS | Type | Positive results | Sample collectors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/11/01 | 53 | 1 | Dry swabs | 0 | USPS |
11/21/01 | 64 | 6 | Dry swabs | 0 | USPS |
11/25/01 | 60 | 8 | Wet swabs | 0 | CDC/ATSDR |
11/28/01 | 212 | 131 | Wet wipes and vacuum | 6 | CDC/ATSDR |
12/02/01 | 200 | 200 | Wet wipes | 35 | CDC/ATSDR |
Total | 589 | 346 | 41 |
aDBCS, digital bar-code sorting; USPS, United States Postal Service; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; ATSDR, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
1 Gregory Armstrong, Ken Bell, Dave Brownell, Joe Burkhart, Matt Cartter, Nicole Coffin, Scott Deitchman, Timothy A. Dignam, Marc Fischer, Julie Gerberding, Kevin Griffith, James M. Groutt, Jennifer Hamborsky, John A. Jernigan, David Kirschke, Max Kiefer, Bradley King, Eric Mast, Jennifer McClellan, Stephanie Noviello, Otilio Oyervides, Umesh Parashar, Joseph Perz, Renee Ridzon, Ron Sanders, Adrian Stoica, Alcia A. Williams, Jennifer Williams, and Heather Wurtzel.
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