Volume 8, Number 10—October 2002
THEME ISSUE
Bioterrorism-related Anthrax
Bioterrorism-related Anthrax
Call-Tracking Data and the Public Health Response to Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax
Joshua A. Mott*
, Tracee A. Treadwell*, Thomas W. Hennessy†, Paula A. Rosenberg*, Mitchell I. Wolfe*, Clive M. Brown*, and Jay C. Butler†
, Tracee A. Treadwell*, Thomas W. Hennessy†, Paula A. Rosenberg*, Mitchell I. Wolfe*, Clive M. Brown*, and Jay C. Butler†
Table 2
Nature of reported exposure reported in telephone calls referred to the State Liaison Team, October 8 to November 11, 2001
| Reported exposure | No. | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Received letter or package with suspicious powder | 181 | 37.7 |
| Visited location where Bacillus anthracis was isolated | 102 | 21.3 |
| Unspecified exposure to suspicious powder | 81 | 16.9 |
| Received mail from mail facility where B. anthracis was isolated | 57 | 11.9 |
| Received suspicious package without powder | 20 | 4.2 |
| Other | 38 | 7.9 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.1 |
| Total | 480a | 100 |
a n = 480 calls, including a report of exposure.
1 Percentages do not add up to 100% as a call could include more than one topic (e.g., requests for information about more than one topic) or type of caller (e.g., caller is a physician who works at a state health department).
2Percentages do not add up to 100% because callers often reported more than one sign or symptom.
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