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Bioterrorism Preparedness ProgramAnthrax Information and AdvisoriesStatus Report #2
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DATE |
10/15/01 |
10/16/01 |
10/17/01 |
10/18/01 |
10/19/01 |
10/20/01 |
10/21/01 |
Samples submitted to State Laboratory |
15 |
2 |
24 |
14 |
17 |
5 |
2 |
Calls to epidemiologist And public health nurses For risk assessments |
20 |
60 |
40 |
22 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
After-hours calls to on-call admin |
5 |
15 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
Hot Line calls received |
17 |
57 |
51 |
44 |
23 |
1 |
0 |
All samples submitted prior to October 17 have completed testing. All have been negative. All involved individuals and agencies have been notified.
All Special Alerts and Advisories issued by the Department of Health can be found on our website at HEALTHRI.org. Just click on the line about Anthrax and Advisories at the top of our home page
FOR GENERAL HEALTH RELATED INQUIRIES ABOUT BIOTERRORISM For more information on current national events and advisories, go to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website at www.bt.cdc.gov. |
Highlights Differential Diagnoses of Selected Agents of Bioterrorism Medical Emergency Distribution System (MEDS) Products and Tools Bioterrorism Program Important Information about Bioterrorism from the Department of Health |
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