Samples Suspected of Anthrax in Missouri Turn Up Negative

October 17, 2001
By: Richard Jordan
State Capital Bureau

Several possible cases of anthrax in Missouri have turned up negative after testing for the disease.

Richard Jordan has the story from Jefferson City.

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The threat of anthrax struck Missouri this week when about 30 suspected samples appeared across the state.

A spokesperson for the health department, Nanci Gonder says the results of lab testing have shown no trace for the disease.

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Contents: Nanci Gonder, Spokesperson for the Missouri Dept of Health

A doctor at the Missouri State Health Lab says an additional 15 samples have been brought in for testing on Wednesday.

At the Capitol, Richard Jordan KMOX News.


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