Notes from the Field: Fatal Anthrax Pneumonia in Welders and Other Metalworkers Caused by Bacillus cereus Group Bacteria Containing Anthrax Toxin Genes - U.S. Gulf Coast States, 1994-2020

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 Oct 15;70(41):1453-1454. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7041a4.
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MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anthrax / microbiology*
  • Anthrax / mortality
  • Antigens, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Bacillus cereus / genetics*
  • Bacterial Toxins / genetics*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Louisiana / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Metal Workers*
  • Middle Aged
  • Occupational Diseases / microbiology*
  • Occupational Diseases / mortality
  • Occupational Exposure / adverse effects*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / mortality
  • Texas / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • anthrax toxin