Saturday, February 23, 2002, 22:40 EST (10:40 PM EST)
CDCHAN-00078-2002-02-23-UPD-S
Results of Tests on Powder Found at Fort McPherson, Georgia
As reported via the Health Alert Network earlier today, on February 22, 2002, at 5:30 PM EST, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was notified of a possible anthrax incident at Fort McPherson, Georgia. Law enforcement transported the sample to CDC's laboratory facilities in Atlanta for further testing.
Updated CDC laboratory results are as follows:
· PCR: Negative
· Culture: No growth of any organism after 24 hours
Culture will be signed out to the State and Federal agencies as negative for Bacillus anthracis.
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