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To: nigel bates who wrote (550)	4/5/2002 8:58:48 PM
From: Jon Koplik	Respond to of 891

So ... do not shave, and then handle anthrax spores. April 5, 2002 New Case of Anthrax Is Tied to Bare Hands By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA, April 4 — A Texas laboratory worker who contracted skin anthrax last month probably got it because he was not wearing gloves when he handled vials of spores collected from last fall's mail attacks, the government said today. The worker handled the spores a day after cutting his jaw while shaving, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. He then apparently touched his face and developed an anthrax sore on his jaw. The man is taking antibiotics and is recovering, the centers said. His was the first known anthrax case in the United States since the mail attacks last fall that killed 5 people and sickened 13. None of the 40 workers at the Texas laboratory had been vaccinated against anthrax, the centers said. The agency said the case highlighted the need for workers who regularly handle anthrax specimens to be vaccinated against the disease. Workers at many laboratories have been. Neither the worker nor the laboratory was identified. The agency said the incident apparently happened on March 1 as the worker was moving vials without wearing gloves, contrary to federal health recommendations. Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company