Bacillus anthracis infection is rare in developed countries. However, recent outbreaks in the
United States and Europe and the potential use of the bacteria for bioterrorism have focused …

Purpose Bacillus anthracis infection (anthrax) can be highly lethal. Two recent outbreaks
related to contaminated mail in the USA and heroin in the UK and Europe and its potential …

These recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
update the previous recommendations for anthrax vaccine adsorbed (AVA)(CDC. Use of …

> Bacillus anthracis infection (anthrax) has three distinct clinical presentations depending on
the route of exposure: cutaneous, gastrointestinal and inhalational anthrax. Each of these …

Anthrax is a highly lethal infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus
anthracis. It not only causes natural infection in humans but also poses a great threat as an …

This chapter discusses isolation and various tests for identification and detection of bacteria.
The majority of aerobic endospore‐forming species apparently have little or no pathogenic …

INTRODUCTION: Bioterrorism is a terrorist action involving the intentional release or
dissemination of a biological warfare agent (BWA), which includes some bacteria, viruses …

Abstract In August 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in partnership with
the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, convened a meeting of national …

Anthrax is a zoonotic disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, which has multiple routes of
infection in humans, manifesting in different initial presentations of disease. Because B …

Anthrax is a bacterial disease primarily affecting grazing animals but it can also cause
severe disease in humans. We have used genomic epidemiology to study microevolution of …