Incidents (Anthrax)

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BBC: Anthrax Alert at US Consulate BBC: Anthrax Alert at US Consulate: Two employees at the American Consulate in Belfast are taken to hospital after coming into contact with a white powder contained in the post. (Incidents) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/northern_ireland/1614123.stm Case Study: Sverdlovsk Anthrax Outbreak of 1979 Case Study: Sverdlovsk Anthrax Outbreak of 1979: Brief report on the accidental release of anthrax spores from a military complex in the former Soviet Union. (Incidents) http://www.nbc-med.org/SiteContent/MedRef/OnlineRef/CaseStudies/cssverdlovsk.html Handwriting Analysis Details Handwriting Analysis Details: An amateur sleuth concludes that the use of block letters suggest that a child wrote letters transmitting anthrax spores in 2001. (Incidents) http://www.anthraxinvestigation.com/writing1.html Washington Post: Anthrax Washington Post: Anthrax: Describes how a room is swept for anthrax, tested, decontaminated and cleaned. (Incidents) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/graphics/attack/investigation_35.html Pakistan News Service: Anthrax Pakistan News Service: Anthrax: Local and global news, links. Pakistan/USA. (Incidents) http://www.paknews.com/Special/anthrax.php Guardian Unlimited: Special Report: Anthrax Guardian Unlimited: Special Report: Anthrax: Latest and archived news, interactive guide [Flash required], advice, victims' accounts, commentary and analysis, background information, and discussion forum. United Kingdom. (Incidents) http://www.guardian.co.uk/anthrax/ Anthrax, Al Qaeda and Ayman Zawahiri Anthrax, Al Qaeda and Ayman Zawahiri: An attorney addresses the means, opportunity, motive and modus operandi of the anthrax crimes. (Incidents) http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze43v8m/ CNN: Timeline: Anthrax through the Ages CNN: Timeline: Anthrax through the Ages: Although it's surfacing anew as a terrorist weapon, the deadly anthrax disease has plagued the world for centuries, with reports of it dating back to biblical times. (Incidents) http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/10/16/anthrax.timeline/index.html New York Times - Scientist Denies Being Involved in Anthrax Plot New York Times - Scientist Denies Being Involved in Anthrax Plot: Dr. Hatfill accused the federal authorities of engaging in a smear campaign to make him the "fall guy" for the anthrax crimes. Includes a video and Hatfill's public statement. [Free registration required]. (Incidents) http://www10.nytimes.com/2002/08/12/national/12HATF.html ABC News: Lessons From Failed 1993 Biological Attack ABC News: Lessons From Failed 1993 Biological Attack: Researchers comment on an unsuccessful attempt to release anthrax spores by Aum Shinrikyo, the group that released sarin gas in Toyko subways. (Incidents) http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/wtc_biologylesson011005.html USPS: A Message to Americans from the United States Postal Service USPS: A Message to Americans from the United States Postal Service: Text of the post card being mailed to all American households with advice on what to do if it's suspected that a letter or package may contain a harmful biological agent. [English/Spanish] (Incidents) http://www.usps.com/news/2001/press/pr01_1019postcard.htm FBI: Investigations into Anthrax Exposures and Suspected Anthrax Exposures FBI: Investigations into Anthrax Exposures and Suspected Anthrax Exposures: Statement about the letters mailed to Florida, New York, and Washington, D.C., including images of two of the letters. (Incidents) http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel01/mueller101601.htm BBC: New Law Targets Anthrax Hoaxers BBC: New Law Targets Anthrax Hoaxers: The government is rushing through new legislation to deal with bio-terror hoaxers, after scores of anthrax scares across the UK. (Incidents) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1611170.stm The Anthrax Investigation The Anthrax Investigation: A computer security consultant gathers news and analysis relating to the anthrax investigation. (Incidents) http://www.computerbytesman.com/anthrax/index.htm Jane's Security: Analysing the US Anthrax Attacks Jane's Security: Analysing the US Anthrax Attacks: Commentary on the incidents at the Sun tabloid in Florida, NBC news in New York, and Microsoft facilities in Nevada. (Incidents) http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/nbcd/nbcd011012_1_n.shtml Asia Times: India has the Medicine to Aid US Anthrax Fight Asia Times: India has the Medicine to Aid US Anthrax Fight: The country's largest pharmaceuticals company says that it is ready to increase production of a cheaper, generic form of Cipro as soon as it receives the necessary approval. Hong Kong. (Incidents) http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CJ23Df01.html AllAfrica: Anthrax Fear Spreads to Coastal Town AllAfrica: Anthrax Fear Spreads to Coastal Town: Ministry of Health officials have impounded for testing a suspicious package delivered to a company in Mombasa, Kenya, as the wave of anthrax scare spread across the country. (Incidents) http://allafrica.com/stories/200110220568.html Independent News: Second Anthrax Case Outside US Independent News: Second Anthrax Case Outside US: A travel brochure mailed to Buenos Aires from Florida tested positive for anthrax spores. (Incidents) http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=100478 Canada Post: Suspicious Mail Alert Canada Post: Suspicious Mail Alert: What constitutes suspicious mail, what to do, poster [PDF], and health links. (Incidents) http://www.canadapost.ca/business/corporate/about/announcements/hazard-e.asp PBS Frontline: The 1979 Anthrax Leak PBS Frontline: The 1979 Anthrax Leak: Report on the anthrax outbreak which affected 94 people and killed at least 64 in the Soviet city of Sverdlovsk that was revealed by President Boris Yeltsin, in 1992, to be the result of military activity at a biological weapons facility. (Incidents) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/plague/sverdlovsk/ Riddle of the Spores Riddle of the Spores: George Monbiot comments on the status of the FBI investigations. The Guardian, UK. (Incidents) http://www.guardian.co.uk/anthrax/story/0,1520,719367,00.html NYTimes.com - Anthrax Sent Through Mail Gained Potency by the Letter NYTimes.com - Anthrax Sent Through Mail Gained Potency by the Letter: Scientific analysis of the spores and envelopes from the fall 2001 U.S. incidents lead to some surprising discoveries. (Incidents) http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/07/national/07ANTH.html