Epidemic Anthrax in the Eighteenth Century, the Americas

Anthrax has been described as a veterinary disease of minor importance to clinical medicine, causing occasional occupational infections in single cases or clusters. Its potential for rapid and widespread epidemic transmission under natural circumstances has not been widely appreciated. A little-know...

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Main Author: David M. Morens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/10/02-0173_article