Anthrax Case Timeline
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Updated: 28 Jan 2020
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Created byAnia Waz
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First anthrax letter received and opened by an intern at Sen. Tom Daschle's office.Navy infectious disease specialist Greg Martin arrives at the senator's office to investigateContents of letter confirmed to be deadly dose of anthrax; emergency personnel quarantine the office, begin staffers on Cipro antibioticRobert Stevens, 62 year-old man in Boca Raton, hospitalized with inhalation anthraxRobert Stevens dies, prompting Secy of Health and and Human Services to issue briefing that the event was isolatedErnesto Blanco, Stevens' coworker, diagnosed with inhalation anthrax as CDC and FBI actively investigated Stevens' caseRobert Stevens initially handled letter laced with "fine white talc"Ernesto Blanco fell ill and sought treatmentBlanco's treatment for inhalation anthrax was successful and he is discharged from the hospitalFBI began criminal investigation into Florida anthrax casesAnother anthrax case surfaces in news reportsNBC assistant to Tom Brokaw, Erin O'Connor, handled threatening letter postmarked Sep. 18 in Trenton, NJErin O'Connor seeks medical attention for cutaneous anthraxCasey Chamberlain, another assistant to Tom Brakow, developed cutaneous anthraxReports surface on "New York Post" employee, Johanna Huden, who also had cutaneous anthraxJohanna Huden first noticed a bump on her finger, and visited multiple doctors before self-diagnosing anthraxAn unnamed employee of "New York Post" developed cutaneous anthraxMark Cunningham, editor for "New York Post," developed cutaneous anthrax7 month-old child of ABC employee developed cutaneous anthrax after visiting mother's office7 month-old with anthrax admitted to hospitalClaire Fletcher, assistant to CBS News anchors Dan Rather, developed cutaneous anthraxRichard Morgano, postal worker, presented with cutaneous anthraxRichard Morgano is exposed and becomes infected with anthrax after scratching arm fixing a jammed machineTeresa Heller, mail carrier, falls ill with cutaneous anthraxNorma Wallace, postal worker, diagnosed with inhalation anthraxNorma Walace exposed to and become infected with anthrax after colleague shoots compressed air into jammed machine, releasing dust particlesLinda Burch, accountant, develops lesion on forehead4 Capitol Hill postal workers develop inhalation anthraxThomas Morris, Capitol Hill postal worker, diesJoseph Curseen Jr., Capitol Hill postal worker, diesDavid Hose, postal worker in Streling, Virginia, develops inhalation anthrax (but survives)Kathy Nguyen, Manhattan Eye stockroom attendant, falls illKathy Nguyen dies94 year-old Ottilie Lundgren becomes illOttilie Lundgren diesFBI and EPA receive a 4th anthrax letter (key evidence)CDC confirms strains of anthrax in Daschle and Brokaw letters matchInvestigators find mailbox in Princeton, NJ, heavily contaminated with anthraxMedia features rough profile of suspectInvestigators narrowed search to 30 people at USAMRIID and Dugway Proving GroundAtty General John Ashcroft announces Steven J Hatfill as a POIPeriods
Patrick O'Donnell, Hamilton postal worker, develops symptoms of acute cutaneous anthrax and is hospitalizedJyotsna Patel, postal worker, develops inhalation anthrax and is hospitalized
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