What is the case definition for anthrax?
A confirmed case of anthrax is defined as 1. a clinically compatible case of cutaneous, inhalational, or gastrointestinal illness that is laboratory-confirmed by isolation of B. anthracis from an affected tissue or site, or 2. a clinically compatible case of cutaneous, inhalational, or gastrointestinal disease with other laboratory evidence of B. anthracis infection based on at least two supportive laboratory tests. History How many anthrax cases have we had in the United States in the last 50 years? When was the last case of inhalational anthrax in the United States? When was the last case of cutaneous anthrax? Can you list the most recent cases of anthrax in the Southeast of the United States? How many anthrax cases have we had in the United States in the last 50 years? From January 1955 to December 1999, there were 236 reported cases of anthrax, most of them cutaneous, in 30 states and the District of Columbia. When was the last case of inhalational anthrax in the United States? The
