When was the last case of cutaneous anthrax?
The last case of cutaneous anthrax, before 2001, occurred in North Dakota, in 2000. It was the only case since 1992. To find out more about this case, read the following article: Human Anthrax Associated With an Epizootic Among Livestock North Dakota, 2000 (MMWR 2000; 5[32]:677; Available at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5032a1.htm Can you list the most recent cases of anthrax in the Southeast of the United States? Before October 2001, the last cases of anthrax, all cutaneous, were Florida, 1973 South Carolina, 1974 North Carolina, 1987 Signs and Symptoms What are the signs and symptoms of anthrax? What specific symptoms should I watch for? Is anthrax contagious? What are the case fatality rates for the various forms of anthrax? What are the signs and symptoms of anthrax? Symptoms of disease vary depending on how the disease was contracted, but symptoms usually occur within 7 days. Cutaneous anthrax is the most common naturally occurring type of infection (>95%) and usuall
