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    Under high magnification this SEM image depicted endospores from the Sterne strain of Bacillus anthracis bacteria.

    Anthrax is a rare, but serious, infectious disease caused by bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis.

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    • Case Definitions
    • The Laboratory Response Network (LRN)
    • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    Page last reviewed: November 20, 2020
    Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology (DHCPP)
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        • Anthrax Outbreak in Zambia
        • Florida Retiree Gets—and Survives—Anthrax
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