Bioterrorism

Anthrax Again Found On New York Mail Machine

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, January 20th, 2002

Traces of anthrax have been found again on a mail sorting machine that tested positive in October (2001), a spokeswoman for the U.S. Postal Service said.

The machine, at the Morgan Processing and Distribution Center, had been testing negative since October, but a new round of tests conducted December 23 came back positive on one machine, postal officials said.

William Smith, president of the New York Metro Area Postal Union, said he would tell Morgan employees not to return to work until the extent of the contamination was clear.

"I'm going to advise the workers to look out for their own safety because it's clear the Postal...

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