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A fatal case of cutaneous anthrax

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

D. A. McSwiggan ,
K. K. Hussain  and
I. O. Taylor
D. A. McSwiggan
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory and Department of Microbiology, Central Middlesex Hospital
K. K. Hussain
Affiliation:
Infectious Diseases Unit, Neasden Hospital
I. O. Taylor
Affiliation:
District Community Physician, London Borough of Ealing
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A fatal case of cutaneous anthrax, presenting many unusual features, is reported. No evidence of occupational or domestic exposure to the risk of infection was found.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 73 , Issue 1 , August 1974 , pp. 151 - 156
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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