In 2001 there several cases of Anthrax. Case definitions exist in the literature and in government documents. A clinically compatible case without isolation of the pathogen is known as a:
1. Suspected case
2. Confirmed case
3. Prolonged case
4. Identified case
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A suspected case is a clinically compatible case of illness without isolation.
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