Volume 9, Number 5—May 2003
Perspective
Planning against Biological Terrorism: Lessons from Outbreak Investigations
Table 4
Number of days from beginning to notification for outbreaks in which bioterrorism or intentional contamination was considered
Report no. | Investigation | Beginning of outbreak | No. of days from first case to problem identification | No. of days from problem identification to initial CDC contact |
---|---|---|---|---|
84-93 |
Large salmonellosis outbreak caused by intentional contamination of restaurant salad bars, Oregon |
9/15/84 |
6 |
4 |
97-008 |
Shigellosis outbreak in hospital laboratory workers, Texas |
10/29/96 |
1 |
1 |
98-006 |
Shigella sonnei outbreak in laboratory workers, New Hampshire |
9/20/97 |
17 |
3 |
99-25 |
Anthrax hoaxes |
10/30/98 |
0 |
0 |
99-59 |
Unexplained critical illness, New Hampshire |
3/24/99 |
26 |
1 |
99-094 | Encephalitis cluster with paralysis of unknown etiology, New York (West Nile virus) | 8/9/99 | 14 | 6 |
aCDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.