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CDC Confirms New Jersey Postal Worker Has Inhalation Anthrax

Aired October 28, 2001 - 15:47   ET

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DONNA KELLEY, CNN ANCHOR: Information we're just getting into CNN here for you: The CDC is now confirming that a New Jersey postal worker has a case of inhalation anthrax. So once again, CDC confirms now another inhalation case of anthrax, this time with a New Jersey postal worker.

So that makes the latest numbers that we have for you: Inhalation anthrax now stands at 13 infections, which would be five cutaneous, or the skin form, and eight inhaled anthrax cases -- 13 cases so far, eight inhaled, and five cutaneous or skin.

We'll continue to update the numbers for you and the story as we get it in here to CNN.

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