Chile anthrax letters differ from US strain

Anthrax found in a letter mailed to Chile is not the same as the strain discovered in letters received in the US, investigators said.

Chile anthrax letters differ from US strain

Anthrax found in a letter mailed to Chile is not the same as the strain discovered in letters received in the US, investigators said.

Officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were not sure whether the anthrax specimen they tested came from the letter mailed to a Chilean doctor or if it was contaminated by the Chilean lab that performed the initial tests.

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