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What is the risk for anthrax in employees of a facility with a positive environmental sample?

April 26, 2017Anthrax employees Environmental facility positive risk sample

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What is the risk for anthrax in employees of a facility with a positive environmental sample?

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The risk would depend on where the environmental sample was, the amount (quantity) of material, and if it was collected in an air sample or on a surface. The risk would also depend on the person’s contact with the type of sample in terms of breathing or touching the sample.