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Emergency Service Unit Police Officer Richard Hand, right, tapes the
face mask into fellow ESU Officer Joe Toscano's biohazard suit at
the entrance to the Associated Press mailroom in New York. The AP
World Headquarters mailroom was examined as a precaution after it
was announced that a child of an American Broadcasting Company employee
tested positive for the skin form of anthrax. |
FBI compares letters sent Daschle, Brokaw
WASHINGTON ó A letter mailed to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle contained a potent form of anthrax that appeared to be the work of experts, the senator and other officials said Tuesday. Hundreds of people were taking precautionary doses of antibiotics, as the FBI compared the letter to one received at NBC.
FBI says anthrax letter feared lost
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The anthrax that contaminated a supermarket tabloid building in Florida probably arrived in a letter that was tossed in the trash and burned before investigators looked at it.
Suspicious mail and hoaxes spread worldwide
No anthrax attacks have been confirmed outside the United States, but dozens of scares and multiple hoaxes have spread anthrax anxiety around the globe at the speed of mail.
Tuesday, Oct. 16
• Federal officials announce anthrax indictment
• Survival of second Florida anthrax victim is positive sign
• Wing of Senate office building closed
• Investigators probe media mailrooms
Monday, Oct. 15
• Part of Boca Raton post office closed after anthrax spores found
• Number of people exposed to anthrax jumps to a dozen amid fears of bioterrorism
• Countries brace for bioterrorism as anthrax scare spreads
Sunday, Oct. 14
• More anthrax exposures reported in Florida, NY
• Nevada health officials say results from anthrax tests on four workers negative
Saturday, Oct. 13
• 5 more in Fla. exposed to anthrax
• Earlier mail to NBC caused anthrax
• Anthrax test positive in Nevada
• New York case raises fears
• Anthrax test negative in NYT letter
Tuesday, Oct. 9
• Suspicious incident at Maryland subway