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Brief Report

Outbreak of Anthrax in Livestock with Human Occupational Exposures – Minnesota, 2023

Kelly Elizabeth Schenka Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists Applied Epidemiology Fellowship, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN, USA;b Minnesota Department of Health, Zoonotic Diseases Unit, St. Paul, MN, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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K. Cornillec Minnesota Board of Animal Health, St. Paul, MN, USAView further author information
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J. Caterc Minnesota Board of Animal Health, St. Paul, MN, USAView further author information
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A. R. Vieirad Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USAView further author information
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S. Holzbauerb Minnesota Department of Health, Zoonotic Diseases Unit, St. Paul, MN, USA;e Career Epidemiology Field Officer Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USAView further author information
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M. Byeb Minnesota Department of Health, Zoonotic Diseases Unit, St. Paul, MN, USAView further author information
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J. Scheftelb Minnesota Department of Health, Zoonotic Diseases Unit, St. Paul, MN, USAView further author information
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Pages 490-493 | Published online: 23 Jan 2024

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