Backtracking: Improved methods for identifying the source of a deliberate release of Bacillus anthracis from the temporal and spatial distribution of cases

• Joseph Shingleton,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Data, Analytics and Surveillance; UK Health Security Agency; Porton Down, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1628-3231

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• David Mustard,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Data, Analytics and Surveillance; UK Health Security Agency; Porton Down, United Kingdom

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• Steven Dyke,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Data, Analytics and Surveillance; UK Health Security Agency; Porton Down, United Kingdom

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• Hannah Williams,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Data, Analytics and Surveillance; UK Health Security Agency; Porton Down, United Kingdom

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• Emma Bennett,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Data, Analytics and Surveillance; UK Health Security Agency; Porton Down, United Kingdom

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• Thomas Finnie

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Thomas.Finnie@ukhsa.gov.uk

  Affiliation Data, Analytics and Surveillance; UK Health Security Agency; Porton Down, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5962-4211

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