Anthrax Resources and News

You may be frustrated from searching for resources and news on anthrax.  We've scoured the net to provide you with useful links.  These links cover current and previous news in a non-redundant fashion.

Below are links to resources, confirmed anthrax targets, potential exposures and related stories.

Latest News

  CDC finds genetic link between Florida and New York City anthrax
  U.S. House of Representatives shuts down until Tuesday for anthrax testing
  Office of New York Governor George Pataki tests positive for anthrax spores
  31 people in Senator Daschle's office have been exposed to anthrax
  Tom Brokaw says he may have been exposed to anthrax
  Infant of ABC News producer is infected with skin anthrax
  Second tabloid employee Ernesto Blanco is infected with inhaled anthrax

Key Resources

  Current info on exposures and infections (Yahoo! Daily News)
  10 things you need to know about anthrax (CNN, CDC)
  Centers for Disease Control documents (CDC)
  We recommend NorthernLight.com News Search for general news searching

Confirmed Anthrax Targets

  American Media (Boca Raton, Florida)
      - Publishes The National Enquirer, Weekly World News and Country Weekly
      - Tabloid editor Robert Stevens dies of anthrax infection from inhalation
      - Wife of editor Michael Irish rented apartments to 2 hijackers
      - Five others exposed but not infected
      - Anthrax has been found on a keyboard and a slot in the mail room
      - Mohammed Atta sought antibiotics for hand infection from South Florida pharmacy
      - Anthrax used may have been manufactured in Iowa lab 50 years ago
      - Second tabloid employee Ernesto Blanco is infected with inhaled anthrax
      - Post office serving American Media tests positive for anthrax spores
      - CDC finds genetic link between American Media and NBC anthrax strains

  NBC Nightly News (New York City)
      - Letter sent to Tom Brokaw was from Trenton, NJ
      - Brokaw assistant Erin O'Connor is infected but expected to recover
      - Three others exposed but not infected
      - NBC has also received suspicious letters from St. Petersburg, Florida
      - Tom Brokaw says he may have been exposed to anthrax
      - CDC finds genetic link between American Media and NBC anthrax strains

  Microsoft (Reno, Nevada)
      - Letter received from Malaysia has tested positive

  U.S. Senate (Washington D.C.)
      - Assistant of Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is exposed to anthrax
      - Office of New York Governor George Pataki tests positive for anthrax
      - 31 people in Senator Daschle's office have been exposed to anthrax
      - U.S. House of Representatives shuts down until Tuesday for anthrax testing

  ABC News (New York City)
      - Infant of ABC News producer is infected with skin anthrax

  State of New York Governor's Office (New York City)
      - Office of New York Governor George Pataki tests positive for anthrax

Potential Exposures

  New York Times
      - Reporter Judith Miller and a suspicious envelope are being tested
      - Miller has lived in the Middle East and written books on biological weapons

  Boston Globe
      - Reporter being tested after receiving letter similar to New York Times letter

  Hundreds of other potential exposures are being tested
      - See this link from Yahoo! Daily News for 5+ pages of related articles

Related Stories

  Iraq is the prime suspect for production of anthrax spores (The UK Observer)