Airborne infection with Bacillus anthracis--from mills to mail

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 10; no. 6; pp. 996 - 1001
• Main Authors: Fennelly, Kevin P, Davidow, Amy L, Miller, Shelly L, Connell, Nancy, Ellner, Jerrold J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.06.2004; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Air Microbiology; Anthrax; Anthrax - microbiology; Anthrax - transmission; Bacillus anthracis; Bacillus anthracis - pathogenicity; Female; Humans; Infection; Inhalation Exposure; Lethal Dose 50; Male; Models, Biological; Occupational Exposure; Risk; Spores, Bacterial; Ventilation

The lack of identified exposures in 2 of the 11 cases of bioterrorism-related inhalation anthrax in 2001 raised uncertainty about the infectious dose and transmission of Bacillus anthracis. We used the Wells-Riley mathematical model of airborne infection to estimate 1) the exposure concentrations in...