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Arch Dermatol. 2001;137:1664-1665.

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ON OCTOBER 4, 2001, CDC and state and local public health authorities reported a case of inhalational anthrax in Florida.¹ Additional cases of anthrax subsequently have been reported from Florida and New York City. This report updates the findings of these case investigations, which indicate that infections were caused by the intentional release of Bacillus anthracis.

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On October 2, the Palm Beach County Health Department (PBCHD) and the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) were notified of a possible anthrax case in Palm Beach County. The suspected case was identified when a gram stain of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) revealed a gram-positive bacilli. . . . The state laboratory and CDC confirmed B. anthracis from a culture of CSF on October 4. . . . As of October 16, two confirmed cases of inhalational anthrax have been identified.

The index patient was a 63-year-old male resident of Palm Beach County who . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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