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EPA/CDC Interim Clearance Strategy for Environments Contaminated with Anthrax

EPA and CDC have developed an interim clearance strategy to aid Incident Command/Unified Command (IC/UC) in clearing a building or an outdoor environment after an incident involving contamination with Bacillus anthracis (B. anthracis). The strategy is based on the best available science and most practical approach, and is intended for use by public health and environmental Federal responders supporting the IC/UC responding to a B. anthracis incident.

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