ANTHRAX AT NY POST

[glen]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20011019/aponline115840_000.htm

 

[glen]

NY Post Employee Has Skin Anthrax
By Karen Matthews
Associated Press Writer
Friday, Oct. 19, 2001; 11:58 a.m. EDT

NEW YORK ?? A New York Post employee has contracted skin anthrax, a television station affiliated with the newspaper reported Friday.

The woman had been tested with 10 other employees considered at high risk but the first test came up negative because she was on antibiotics for an unrelated illness, WNYW-TV reported.

The publisher's statement said the victim was "already regarded as cured," according to WNYW.

It's the fourth anthrax case in New York City, all involving media companies, and the seventh nationwide in the weeks since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The woman, whose name was not made public, works at the News Corp. building at 1211 Sixth Ave. WNYW said no other cases have been found at the building, which also is the headquarters for Fox News. The Fox television station and the newspaper are owned by News Corp., a worldwide media organization headed by Rupert Murdoch.

 

[Lucky]

:Q I swear to god, if they start coming after newspapers nationwide, and not just those in areas connected to the terrorists, Im getting out of this goddamm business.

 

[glen]

I say we get Brandon a HazMat suit.

 

[Logix]

Heh... this makes it all four major networks that have come in contact with anthrax. NBC assistant to Tom Brokaw, CBS assistant to Dan Rather, son of ABC news employee, and now at the NY Post, which is owned by Fox and located in the Fox News building.

:Q

 

[natto fire]

that sucks.
But on a lighter note I work at UPS and the Anthrax scare has been brought up. I told a coworker that no criminal would send Anthraz through UPS because it would be dead before it even got to the recipient. And that is if the package makes it at all without being damaged.

 

[Phatty106]

<< that sucks.
But on a lighter note I work at UPS and the Anthrax scare has been brought up. I told a coworker that no criminal would send Anthraz through UPS because it would be dead before it even got to the recipient. And that is if the package makes it at all without being damaged. >>



lol