# The mailings

# Subseqent attacks

<span style="font-weight: 400;">**[FBI Archives Nov 16:](https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/about-us/history/famous-cases/anthrax-amerithrax/the-leahy-letter)** *A letter addressed to Senator Patrick Leahy found in the sequestered Congressional mail .. has been opened by **experts** at the Army’s Ft. Detrick, Maryland, biomedical research laboratory. The envelope contained a quantity of a substance believed to be anthrax, based on testing conducted before the envelope was opened, and appears to be consistent with that found in the letter sent to Senator Daschle.* </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">*While the two letters appear to be virtually identical, **science** will continue to **drive this** analysis and **investigation**.* (A*) number of **sophisticated scientific** and forensic examinations have been initiated. **Investigators** are hopeful that the results of those tests — expected in the coming days and weeks — will yield clues which will bring us closer to identifying who is responsible for the anthrax attacks.\**</span>

[**Tom Ridg**](https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/17/world/nation-challenged-overview-oct-16-2001-focus-bioterrorism-show-military-might.html)<span style="font-weight: 400;">[**e**](https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/17/world/nation-challenged-overview-oct-16-2001-focus-bioterrorism-show-military-might.html), Oct 17. 2001: *Bioterrorism is* </span>*the **No. 1 priority** this week and for weeks ahead.*

<span style="font-weight: 400;">**[NYT, Oct 01:](https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/17/world/nation-challenged-overview-oct-16-2001-focus-bioterrorism-show-military-might.html)** *Americans were frightened. They*</span> ***flocked** to doctors' offices and hospitals **demanding** to be **tested** for anthrax**,**<span style="font-weight: 400;"> even though in the overwhelming number of cases there was no evidence that they had been exposed to the germ. </span>*

*<span style="font-weight: 400;">The run on the antibiotic </span>**Cipro** <span style="font-weight: 400;">was so great that Bayer, the German company that makes it, said it would triple production, though even that might not be enough to meet demand.</span>*

<span style="font-family: Arial;">[**NEW YORK (CNN) Oct 21:**](https://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/bioter/NYpostletteranthrax.html) *A letter found by police in the mailroom of the New York Post newspaper has tested positive for anthrax, and has the same postmark as anthrax-laced [letters](https://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/bioter/detect/antdetect_letters.html) sent to Sen. Tom Daschle and NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw, an FBI official said Saturday.* </span>

<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Special Agent Joe Valiquette said the unopened letter was found Friday night in the course of the investigation at the Post, after Johanna Huden ([case 1](https://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/bioter/detect/antdetect_case1.html)), an editorial page assistant, was diagnosed with cutaneous (skin) anthrax. He said a granular substance was felt by agents through the envelope.* </span>

*<span style="font-weight: 400;"></span>*