An account of the management of a potential environmental/medical crisis by a local health department.
This paper is an account of what steps were necessary in the epidemiological and medical investigation of an alleged cyanide outbreak by a local health department. It details, in chronological sequence, the events, groups, and individuals who impacted a situation which, at various points, caused considerable anxiety in the community.
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D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D006856:Hydrogen Cyanide / Q000097:blood*; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D011634:Public Health; D013781:Texas; D013861:Thiocyanates / Q000097:blood
D013861:Thiocyanates; D006856:Hydrogen Cyanide; C031760:thiocyanate