Not cephalosporins or trimethopirm-sulfamethoxazole
Anthrax Epi Investigation
CDC, as of December 5
22 cases
11 inhalational-5 deaths
11 cutaneous (7 confirmed, 4 suspected)
All but 2 cases: postal employees or media-related
NJ and Washington DC mail sorting facilities
Widespread environmental contamination
~85 million pieces of mail processed after implicated letters passed through until shutdown
Mail from these facilities distributed to metropolitan areas with 10.5 million people
Anthrax Epi Investigation
CDC, as of December 5, cont.
Risk for additional inhalational cases due to exposure to cross-contamination is very low
Persons remaining concerned about their risk may want to
Not open suspicious mail
Keep mail away from face when opening
Don't sniff mail or contents
Wash hands after handling mail
However, efficacy of these measures unknown
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