U.S. Diplomat Posts stock up on Anthrax meds

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All Diplomatic Posts Advised to Stock a Three-Day Supply of a Drug to Counter Anthrax

The Associated Press Published: Oct 10, 2001

WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department has advised all U.S. diplomatic outposts to stock a three-day supply of a drug designed to counter anthrax.

The stocking of ciprofloxacin is a precaution, department spokesman Richard Boucher said. He said a program of chemical and biological countermeasures began in 1998.

"We don't have any information to indicate that there's an imminent threat from the use of anthrax or other biological agents at an overseas mission," he said Wednesday.

Boucher said the suggested three-day supply was designed for people who work at U.S. diplomatic posts or frequent them, and their families.

"It's all our missions that we're asking to stock this stuff, just in case," he said. "I think it's being stocked in case of anthrax exposure."

Meanwhile, in Boca Raton, Fla., FBI agents wearing moon suits and gas masks scoured the newspaper offices of two men whose exposure to anthrax has prompted heightened fear of bioterrorism.

The search turned up no further sign of anthrax in Robert Stevens' office since traces were discovered on his computer keyboard. Stevens, 63, a photo editor with the Sun tabloid, died last week of inhaled anthrax, a rare, particularly lethal form of the disease.

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-- Anonymous, October 10, 2001

Answers

Y'all will probably want to take a look at Mutter's thread at TB2K (10/10/01 ~7:00 CST) that a 3rd person has turned up positive for Anthrax in Florida.

Confirmed on FOX News, saw the news briefing myself...

Yikes!

-- Anonymous, October 10, 2001


Think it's time to invest in the stock of whoever manufactures Cipro?

-- Anonymous, October 10, 2001

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