[OT] Anthrax protocol issued.
Ralf-P. Weinmann
rpw at uni.de
Mon Oct 15 15:01:17 PDT 2001
On Sun, Oct 14, 2001 at 04:55:45PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote:
[...]
> > - CDC currently does NOT recommend the use of nasal swab specimens
> > as part of evaluating anthrax threats/implied threats or
> > evaluating concerned citizens who think they may have been exposed
> > to anthrax.
[...]
Does anyone know why the CDC does not recommend using nasal swab specimens
for testing ? Is that because you can only reliably detect inhalational
anthrax that way or is there any other reason ?
Cheers,
Ralf
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