TY - JOUR AU - Williams, Alcia A. AU - Parashar, Umesh D. AU - Stoica, Adrian AU - Ridzon, Renee AU - Kirschke, David L. AU - Meyer, Richard F. AU - McClellan, Jennifer AU - Fischer, Marc AU - Nelson, Randy AU - Cartter, Matt AU - Hadler, James L. AU - Jernigan, John A. AU - Mast, Eric E. AU - Swerdlow, David L. T1 - Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax Surveillance, Connecticut, September–December, 2001 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2002 VL - 8 IS - 10 SP - 1078 SN - 1080-6059 AB - On November 19, 2001, a case of inhalational anthrax was identified in a 94-year-old Connecticut woman, who later died. We conducted intensive surveillance for additional anthrax cases, which included collecting data from hospitals, emergency departments, private practitioners, death certificates, postal facilities, veterinarians, and the state medical examiner. No additional cases of anthrax were identified. The absence of additional anthrax cases argued against an intentional environmental release of Bacillus anthracis in Connecticut and suggested that, if the source of anthrax had been cross-contaminated mail, the risk for anthrax in this setting was very low. This surveillance system provides a model that can be adapted for use in similar emergency settings. KW - United States KW - Connecticut DO - 10.3201/eid0810.020399 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/10/02-0399_article ER - End of Reference