Oct 29 Non-Postal Worker in New Jersey Tests Positive for Skin Anthrax 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. Continue reading
Oct 29 Anthrax Traces Found in Supreme Court, State Dept. Buildings Trace amounts of anthrax were found today in the on-site mail rooms of the State Department and the Supreme Court, as well as inside buildings that house the Food and Drug Administration and the Voice of America. Continue reading
Oct 26 Anthrax Surfaces in Off-Site Mail Facilities Serving Federal Buildings Traces of anthrax bacteria were detected in off-site mail facilities for the Supreme Court, the Central Intelligence Agency, the State Department and other buildings. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch Anthrax Update Margaret Warner and health correspondent Susan Dentzer discuss the latest developments in the anthrax story. Continue watching
Oct 25 State Department Mail Employee Infected With Anthrax A worker at an off-site State Dept. mailroom in Sterling, Va. has been hospitalized with inhalation anthrax. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch The Anthrax Threat: Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, Director of the CDC Jim Lehrer talks with Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch Background: The Anthrax Threat A report on the official reaction to the threat of anthrax in the nation's mail system. Continue watching
Oct 23 D.C. Postal Worker Deaths Linked to Anthrax D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams today announced that two U.S. Postal Service employees died yesterday from anthrax. The disclosure comes as two additional postal employees remain hospitalized with the pulmonary disease. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch Latest Anthrax Developments Kwame Holman reports on developments in the anthrax story and the Congressional debate on the anti-terrorism bill. Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch The Anthrax Threat U.S. Postal Service representatives and a health expert discuss the developments in the postal service anthrax cases threatening workers in Washington D.C. and New Jersey. Continue watching