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Results of tests on powder found at Fort McPherson, Georgia
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2/23/2002
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Description:Saturday, February 23, 2002, 22:40 EST (10:40 PM EST)
CDCHAN-00078-2002-02-23-UPD-S
As reported via the Health Alert Network earlier today, on February 22, 2002, at 5:30 PM EST, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was notified of a possible anthrax incident at Fort McPherson, Georgia. Law enforcement transported the sample to CDC's laboratory facilities in Atlanta for further testing.
Updated CDC laboratory results are as follows:
• PCR: Negative
• Culture: No growth of any organism after 24 hours
Culture will be signed out to the State and Federal agencies as negative for Bacillus anthracis.
Event Type: rule out anthrax
Context: general information
Event Type: Man-made
Agent Type: bacteria
Specify Agent (Name): not anthrax
International: no
Intentional/Unintentional: intentional
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