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The Anthrax Fumble
Siegel, Marc | March 18, 2002 issue

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In October, when the first anthrax-laden envelopes were received, the FBI froze the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) out of the high-profile investigation, according to CDC officials. That meant half the country's experts on bio-attacks and the only scientists with a special interest in public health were kept out of the loop. Then, to make matters worse, the CDC spread faulty information it had received secondhand. This all resulted in a fumbled response that put postal and media workers at serious risk. The U.S. safety net against bioterror was porous because of a turf battle initiated by FBI autocrats-and five people died.

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ANTHRAX; NATIONAL security; BIOTERRORISM; CENTERS for Disease Control & Prevention (U.S.); PUBLIC health; UNITED States
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