据报告，炭疽热出现在纽约Nbc工作人员中
NEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters Health) - An employee at NBC's New York headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Center has been diagnosed with cutaneous anthrax--contracted through the skin rather than inhaled--possibly after handling "suspicious mail," according to NBC sources.
"There is no real threat of danger," Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said today at a press conference detailing the event. "People should not overreact," he added.
Unlike inhaled or ingested anthrax, which has a fatality rate of close to 95%, cutaneous anthrax is fatal in only about 1% of cases if treated early.
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Giuliani said that the woman, who was not identified, may have been exposed on September 25th and started receiving treatment with the antibiotic Cipro on October 1st. "The CDC determined from (a) biopsy that she had cutaneous anthrax."
Because the event was likely to have occurred on September 25th, other infections related to the exposure would likely have happened by now, he noted.
NBC contacted the FBI, the CIA and the New York Department of Health after becoming concerned about "suspicious mail" that the company had received.
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Barry Mawn, assistant director for the New York office of the FBI, said that, as of right now, the agency sees "no connection" between the NBC case and the events of September 11th. The agency plans to "open this as a separate criminal matter and proceed from there," he said. Asked if the infections might be linked to earlier cases in Florida, he said that the FBI is working "in coordination with our Miami office to see if there are any similarities, right now I don't see that."
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The New York City Department of Health will conduct tests in various areas of Rockefeller Center as a precaution, Giuliani added.
He also said that all of the employees that could have possibly been exposed are in the process of being tested. These employees may be given the antibiotic Cipro as a preventative measure.
In a separate incident, Giuliani confirmed that staff at the New York Times office here "got a letter earlier today. The letter contained a powdery substance that's being tested now." Results should be available soon, he said.
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"People should be careful about envelopes," he said. If suspicious mail is uncovered, individuals should "immediately contact the police or FBI. Leave the envelope where it is and leave the room....In the vast majority of cases it's going to turn out to be a hoax."
The NBC incident is the fourth case of anthrax that has been reported in recent weeks since the September 11th terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in Manhattan. The other anthrax cases have involved three employees who worked at American Media, Inc., in Boca Raton, Florida.
Anthrax infection is caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, which can spread to humans through skin contact with infected animals or by eating undercooked meat from infected animals. Rarely, it may attack the lungs if a person inhales several thousand anthrax spores., 百拇医药
"There is no real threat of danger," Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said today at a press conference detailing the event. "People should not overreact," he added.
Unlike inhaled or ingested anthrax, which has a fatality rate of close to 95%, cutaneous anthrax is fatal in only about 1% of cases if treated early.
, http://www.100md.com
Giuliani said that the woman, who was not identified, may have been exposed on September 25th and started receiving treatment with the antibiotic Cipro on October 1st. "The CDC determined from (a) biopsy that she had cutaneous anthrax."
Because the event was likely to have occurred on September 25th, other infections related to the exposure would likely have happened by now, he noted.
NBC contacted the FBI, the CIA and the New York Department of Health after becoming concerned about "suspicious mail" that the company had received.
, http://www.100md.com
Barry Mawn, assistant director for the New York office of the FBI, said that, as of right now, the agency sees "no connection" between the NBC case and the events of September 11th. The agency plans to "open this as a separate criminal matter and proceed from there," he said. Asked if the infections might be linked to earlier cases in Florida, he said that the FBI is working "in coordination with our Miami office to see if there are any similarities, right now I don't see that."
, http://www.100md.com
The New York City Department of Health will conduct tests in various areas of Rockefeller Center as a precaution, Giuliani added.
He also said that all of the employees that could have possibly been exposed are in the process of being tested. These employees may be given the antibiotic Cipro as a preventative measure.
In a separate incident, Giuliani confirmed that staff at the New York Times office here "got a letter earlier today. The letter contained a powdery substance that's being tested now." Results should be available soon, he said.
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"People should be careful about envelopes," he said. If suspicious mail is uncovered, individuals should "immediately contact the police or FBI. Leave the envelope where it is and leave the room....In the vast majority of cases it's going to turn out to be a hoax."
The NBC incident is the fourth case of anthrax that has been reported in recent weeks since the September 11th terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in Manhattan. The other anthrax cases have involved three employees who worked at American Media, Inc., in Boca Raton, Florida.
Anthrax infection is caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, which can spread to humans through skin contact with infected animals or by eating undercooked meat from infected animals. Rarely, it may attack the lungs if a person inhales several thousand anthrax spores., 百拇医药