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| Anthrax |
| Third American Media employee has anthrax |
| 2001-10-11 |
Law enforcement and public health officials confirmed Wednesday night that a third employee of the American Media Inc. tabloid publishing firm has been exposed to the anthrax bacteria. U.S. Attorney Guy Lewis said the latest employee who tested positive for the presence of anthrax spores in her nose was a 35-year-old woman. Lewis declined to identify the woman. ``It is now a criminal investigation,'' Lewis said, speaking at an evening news conference with the FBI, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state Health Department. While emphasizing that the anthrax contamination appears to be limited to the 66,000-square-foot AMI office building in Boca Raton, criminal and public health investigators were unable to say how the employees were exposed or why. AMI publishes The National Enquirer, The Star, The Globe, The Sun and other supermarket newspapers. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |