New Jersey Woman Tests Positive for Skin Anthrax
Update: A New Jersey woman today became the first non-postal employee in the state to be diagnosed with cutaneous anthrax, the less serious "skin" form of the disease. (10/29/01)

Anthrax Traces Found in State Dept., Supreme Court Buildings
Update: Traces of anthrax bacteria are found in on-site mailrooms at the State Dept. and U.S. Supreme Court, as well as in mail facilities serving the Food and Drug Administration and the Voice of America. (10/29/01)

Homeland Security Director Ridge Updates Anthrax Threat
RealAudio: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge and Heath and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson say 575 health officials have been assigned to biothreat cases in NY, NJ, DC, and FL. (10/29/01)

Third New Jersey Postal Worker Diagnosed with Anthrax
State health department officials say one of two female postal workers with a respiratory illness has been confirmed with inhalation anthrax. Two other New Jersey postal workers were previously diagnosed with the less-serious cutaneous form of the disease.

Health officials say they will start prescribing the antibiotic doxycycline to people at-risk of the disease instead of the previous drug of choice, Cipro, to better balance the antibiotics used in the population. (10/28/01)

Report: FBI and CIA Suspect Domestic Extremists in Anthrax Attacks
The Washington Post reports top FBI and CIA officials believe the anthrax attacks on Washington, New York and Florida were likely the work of extremists in the U.S. who are probably not connected to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist network. (10/27/01)

Anthrax Found at Off-Site Mail Facilities Serving Federal Buildings
Traces of anthrax bacteria have surfaced in off-site mail facilities for the Supreme Court, the Central Intelligence Agency, the State Department and two army facilities. (10/26/01) More on this story...

State Department Mail Worker Infected with Anthrax
A worker at an off-site State Dept. mailroom in Sterling, Va. has been hospitalized with inhaled anthrax, the most deadly form of the bacteria. Meanwhile, investigators have uncovered two other anthrax-contaminated spots in the Hart Senate Office Building. (10/25/01) More on this story...

Views From the Front Lines
Chief Postal Inspector Ken Weaver on the U.S. Postal System's response to the anthrax threat. (10/25/01)
RealAudio: Six U.S. mayors discuss how their cities are reacting to the recent anthrax outbreaks. (10/25/01)
RealAudio: Washington DC Mayor Anthony Williams on the District's anthrax cases. (10/25/01)
RealAudio: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge Ridge recounts the recent anthrax cases. (10/25/01)