Opinion: I worked on the CDC investigation of the anthrax letters. 25 years later, are we ready for the next biothreat?
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Twenty-five years ago, as the country still reeled from Sept. 11, the first of two batches of anthrax-laden envelopes were mailed from New Jersey to news media and congressional offices. All told, the letters caused 22 cases of anthrax disease, leading to five deaths; prompted considerable fear in the U.S.; and cost billions of dollars in response and recovery.
Remembering how public health responded to the anthrax letters can help inform how we might meet the challenge of something similar t
Remembering how public health responded to the anthrax letters can help inform how we might meet the challenge of something similar t
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