Was the tulameria/tularemia ( sp?) story in the MSM?

[QuettaKid]

Can anyone send me a link for this story...?

[leveymg]

1. Was it really a story?

Any dead or hospitalized out there? Wouldn't WE know if there were?

[meganmonkey]

2. It was in Washington Post

At least the part where they found it in the filters, but to my knowledge there were no confirmed cases.

I'll look for a link

[meganmonkey]

3. LINKS:

Washington Post story:

Biohazard Sensors Triggered
Mall Germ Levels Likely Not a Threat

By Martin Weil and Susan Levine
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, October 1, 2005; Page B01

Biohazard sensors showed the presence of small amounts of potentially dangerous tularemia bacteria in the Mall area last weekend as huge crowds assembled there, but health officials said they believed the levels were too low to be a threat.

Health authorities in the Washington area were notified yesterday that the bacteria were found in and near the area between the U.S. Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial, where crowds gathered Saturday for an antiwar rally and a book festival.

The notification, which came from federal health officials, said that after the initial detection, subsequent tests "supported the presence of low levels" of the bacteria. However, officials also said they did not believe the findings posed a health problem.

"We pretty much feel there is no public health threat here," said Von Roebuck, a spokesman for the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, noting that there have been no reports of tularemia, the disease that is caused by the bacteria. "We just wanted to alert the medical community to watch out for cases."

more..

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/30/AR2005093001775.html

DU thread from LBN:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1819039#1819298