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Five Exposed to Anthrax in New York From NBC Letter

Five people have now shown up as being exposed to anthrax after a contaminated letter at NBC Nightly News was identified.

Anthrax Scare Hits Senate Majority Leader’s Office

A letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has tested positive for anthrax.

Florida Anthrax Investigation

In Florida today, officials announced that they had found no additional cases of anthrax among the 965 people tested.

NBC Employee Tests Positive for Anthrax

A NBC Nightly News employee in New York has tested positive for a skin anthrax infection, not the inhaled form of anthrax that killed a Florida man last week.

Anthrax Cases

To examine the anthrax cases in Florida and New York, Margaret Warner talks to Dr. Philip Brachman, Emory professor and former member of the CDC's Anthrax Investigation Program.

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Florida Anthrax Investigation

A third person who worked in the American Media Inc. building in Boca Raton, Florida has tested positive for anthrax.

Florida Anthrax Investigation

Federal health officials today said they doubt the anthrax bacteria that killed one man and infected another in Boca Raton, Fla. could have occurred naturally.

Second Anthrax Case Reported in Florida

The FBI is investigating how a co-worker of the Florida man who died of pulmonary anthrax last week could have come into contact with the rare disease.

Florida Man Dies of Pulmonary Anthrax

A 63-year-old Florida man died of pulmonary anthrax today, one day after he was diagnosed with the fatal disease. Officials say there is no evidence that the infection was the result of bioterrorism.

Anthrax Case Reported in Florida

A 63-year-old Florida man was diagnosed with pulmonary anthrax Thursday, but officials say there is no evidence that the infection is the result of bioterrorism.