EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY OF A FATAL CASE OF INHALATION ANTHRAX
EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY OF A FATAL CASE OF INHALATION ANTHRAX
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DOI：
10.1080/00039896.1969.10665490
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发表时间：
1969-01-01
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SNOW, DB
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作者：
LAFORCE, FM;BUMFORD, FH;SNOW, DB
吸入性炭疽病是一种罕见但致命的感染.自1900年以来，美国记录了15例病例，其中14例死亡。1-9其中10个是零星的，5个是美国唯一已知的疫情。7、10以下病例报告和流行病学调查集中在一例吸入性炭疽病散发病例，这是该国自1961年以来的首例病例。据认为，感染源是邻近山羊毛加工厂早期生产阶段产生的空气污染。
INHALATION anthrax isa rare but'lethal infection. Since 1900, 15 cases, of which 14 have been fatal, have been recorded in the United States. 1-9 Ten of these were sporadic and five made up the only known epidemic to be reported in the United States. 7, 10 The following case report and'epidemiologic investigation centered about a sporadic case of inhalation anthrax, the first in this country since 1961. The source of infection was felt to be aerial contamination from the early production phase of an adjacent goathair processing plant.