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To: maceng2 who wrote (78640)	10/19/2001 11:36:27 AM
From: Richnorth	Read Replies (1) of 116753

Iron letters if you are panicky, says expert WASHINGTON: A leading bio-terror expert said on Tuesday people who feel panicky about opening their mail amid the anthrax scare can use a hot steam iron and a moist layer of fabric to kill germs. Ken Alibek, a top former Soviet germ warfare scientist who is now a US-based author and researcher trying to develop defences against bio-terrorism, told a surprised congressional briefing on non-proliferation that a hot, moist steam iron and moist fabric could kill anthrax spores. Pressed by surprised lawmakers who were not sure if they had heard him right, he repeated that several times. “Iron your letters,” he said, adding that a microwave oven was not as good as an iron and that moisture was essential. For large amounts of mail, in big cities or postal distribution centres, he recommended setting up portable gamma radiation units to disinfect letters. Alibek repeated the advice of many other experts that people should not buy gas masks. But he said there is a possibility that new anti-viral drugs that would work against several potential bio-terror weapons was within reach within two years. — Reuters thestar.com.my

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