Subseqent attacks

FBI Archives Nov 16:  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.

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.*

Tom Ridge, Oct 17. 2001:  Bioterrorism is the No. 1 priority this week and for weeks ahead.

NYT, Oct 01:  Americans were frightened. They flocked to doctors' offices and hospitals demanding to be tested for anthrax, even though in the overwhelming number of cases there was no evidence that they had been exposed to the germ.

The run on the antibiotic Cipro 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.