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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 2001

Page

16

Anthrax Exposure Hits Senate Offices on Capitol Hill

More than 30 Senate employees exposed to powder from a letter addressed to Majority Leader Tom Daschle. Thirty one people had positive nasal swabs, including 23 staffers and five law enforcement personnel, as Capitol power centers shut operations for testing. Officials said no infection detected yet and the strain appeared treatable with antibiotics.

Washington Senate Tom Daschle Capitol Hill Russell Feingold Daschle Hart Building Capitol Feingold D-Wis David Fleming Centers For Disease Control and Prevention NBC Tom Brokaw New York Florida Fleming Army Jon Parker Ft. Detrick Scott Lillibridge Department of Health and Human Services U.S Russell Senate Congressional House World Trade Center Pentagon U.S. Senate Majority Leader Judy Pardonnet Department of Central Management Services Oklahoma City Federal Building

Hastert Home Checked For Suspected Anthrax Letter

U S House Speaker Dennis Hastert reported a strange handwritten letter received at his Yorkville home. FBI and Kendall County police searched the residence as a precaution then sent the letter to a Chicago lab for testing. no bomb or threat was found and authorities await results.

Yorkville U.S Dennis Hastert Hastert John McGovern FBI Kendall County Sonya Chavez Chicago McGovern

Illinois Comptroller restricts personal mail to offices

Springfield AP reports Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes forbids personal mail deliveries to the office due to anthrax threats. Spokeswoman Karen Craven says gifts and packages should be sent to employees’ homes unless medically necessary. Security now handles all deliveries.

Springfield Dan Hynes Illinois Craven

AMA urges against hoarding antibiotics to curb anthrax fears

The AMA urged doctors to limit Cipro use and avoid stockpiling antibiotics. FDA and CDC plan to issue guidance on doxycycline and penicillin for anthrax prevention, with safe pediatric dosing and age based adjustments emphasized.

Ama American Medical Association Centers For Disease Control and Prevention Food and Drug Administration FDA Janet Woodcock Jeffrey Kaplan CDC Kaplan

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