-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10/04 3:42P (DJ) +DJ White House Confirms Anthrax Case In Florida Hospital

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*DJ White House Says Anthrax Case Appears Isolated

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*DJ White House Says Sporadic Anthrax Cases Do Occur

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*DJ White House: No Evidence Of Terrorism At This Point

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*DJ White House: FBI Investigating Person's Recent History

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*DJ White House: No Indication Of Other Cases Of Anthrax

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*DJ White House: Person Entered Florida Hospital Oct. 1

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*DJ White House Says Anthrax Case Is Inhalation Anthrax

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*DJ White House: U.S. Has Plenty Of Antibiotics Available

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-- PHO (owennos@bigfoot.com), October 04, 2001

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Thursday October 4 3:57 PM ET

U.S. Confirms Isolated Case of Anthrax in Florida

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -

An isolated case of anthrax infection was confirmed on Thursday in a Florida hospital but there was no evidence of an assault, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said.

Appearing at the daily White House briefing, Thompson said the victim reported to a Florida hospital on Monday and was confirmed to have anthrax but Thompson said officials believed it was an isolated case.

``There is no evidence of terrorism,'' said Thompson, who also said the FBI and other agencies were investigating.

He said the 60-year-old British-born man from Lantana, Florida, could have picked up the infection from his clothes and was known to have drunk water from a creek recently.

-- PHO (owennos@bigfoot.com), October 04, 2001.