Thanks Paul for sending this in. Five more employees of Florida tabloid American Media Co. have tested positive for exposure to anthrax, officials said Saturday. So far, eight people at the Boca Raton company have tested positive and one has died. Meanwhile, Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn said Saturday that a third anthrax test on a letter sent from Malaysia to a Microsoft office in Reno has come back positive for anthrax.
GERALD MCKELVEY, a spokesman for American Media Inc., said the company was notified about the five employees Saturday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He said he had no further information on the exposed employees or their conditions.
Health officials had been waiting for results of more than 35 anthrax tests checking employees and visitors to the company's headquarters. About 20 postal employees who handled the company's mail were also awaiting test results.
News source: MSNBC News
