Suspected Cutaneous Anthrax in a Laboratory Worker—Texas, 2002

• Published in: JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 287; no. 18; pp. 2356 - 2358
• Main Authors: Mackey, T A, Page, E H, Martinez, K F, Seitz, T A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago American Medical Association 08-05-2002
• Subjects: Anthrax; Investigations; Laboratories; United States > US; Texas
• ISSN: 0098-7484; 1538-3598
• DOI: 10.1001/jama.287.18.2356-JWR0508-2-1

On Mar 6, 2002, CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health received a request for a health hazard evaluation from the director of Laboratory A to assist in the evaluation of a worker who had been diagnosed with cutaneous anthrax. A summary of the epidemiologic and environmental investigation of the case, which indicates that the likely source of exposure was the surface of vials containing Bacillus anthracis isolates that the worker placed in a freezer on Mar 1, is presented. A CDC editorial note is included.