Updated Information About How to Recognize and Handle a Suspicious Package or Envelope [Wednesday, October 31, 2001, 21:25 EST (9:25 PM EST)]

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Health Alert Network (HAN)
• Description:
  Wednesday, October 31, 2001, 21:25 EST (9:25 PM EST) ; CDCHAN-00050-2001-10-31-ADV-N ; Updated information about how to recognize and handle a suspicious package or envelope. ; This information supplements CDC 's recommendations for recognizing and handling suspicious packages or envelopes that were published as a CDC Health Advisory on October 27, 2001, and replaces information about identifying suspicious packages that was published as a Health Advisory on October 12, 2001. ; Letters containing Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) have been received by mail in several areas in the United States. In some instances, anthrax exposures have occurred, with several persons becoming infected. To prevent such exposures and subsequent infection, all persons should learn how to recognize a suspicious package or envelope and take appropriate steps to protect themselves and others. ; Event Type: anthrax terrorism event ; Context: general information ; Event Type: Man-made ; Agent Type: bacteria ; Specify Agent (Name): anthrax ; International: no ; Intentional/Unintentional: intentional
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• Subjects:
  • Anthrax
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis
  • Bacillus anthracis
  • Bioterrorism
  • Ciprofloxacin/therapeutic use
  • Doxycycline/therapeutic use
  • United States Government Agencies
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Occupational Exposure
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• Keywords:
  • Health Alert Network
  • HAN
• Source:
  HAN ; 050
• Series:
  Health Alert Network
• Subseries:
  CDC Health Advisory
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Alert
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Florida ; Maryland ; New Jersey ; New York ; Virginia
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Issue:
  00050
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24963/cdc_24963_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.02 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Health Alert Network (HAN)
• Main Document Checksum:
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