Sporadic human anthrax in urban Brisbane
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In July 1998, a young man was admitted to a Brisbane Hospital with a skin infection, subsequently diagnosed as cutaneous anthrax; the first reported case in Queensland since 1939. This report describes clinical and microbiological aspects of the case and the public health investigation.
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