2001 anthrax attacks - Wikipedia
The 2001 anthrax attacks, also known as Amerithrax (a portmanteau of "America" and "anthrax", from its FBI case name), [1] occurred in the United States over the course of several weeks beginning on September 18, 2001, one week after the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Amerithrax or Anthrax Investigation - FBI
Soon after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, letters laced with anthrax began appearing in the U.S. mail. Five Americans were killed and 17 were sickened in what became the worst biological...
When Anthrax‑Laced Letters Terrorized the Nation - HISTORY
2018年10月4日 · Who sent the series of letters in the wake of the 9/11 attacks? Investigators zeroed in on a possible culprit.
Bruce Edwards Ivins - Wikipedia
After conducting research on Legionella and cholera, in 1979, Ivins turned his attention to anthrax after the anthrax outbreak in the Soviet city of Sverdlovsk (now known as Yekaterinburg), which killed at least 105 after an accidental release at a military facility. [20]
In the fall of 2001, the anthrax letter attacks killed five people and sickened 17 others. Upon the death of the first victim of that attack, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) and the United States Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”) immediately formed a Task Force and spent seven years investigating the crime.
The 2001 anthrax attacks explained: Everything you need to know
2023年9月17日 · Beginning on September 18, 2001 —just one week after the September 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S.— letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to several news media offices and...
2001 Anthrax Attacks Fast Facts - CNN
2023年5月25日 · (CNN) Here's a look at the 2001 anthrax attacks, also referred to as Amerithrax. There are four types of anthrax infection: cutaneous (through the skin), inhalation (through the lungs; the most...
Justice Department and FBI Announce Formal Conclusion
2010年2月19日 · The Justice Department, FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service today announced that the investigation into the 2001 anthrax attacks, which killed five individuals and sickened 17 others, has formally concluded.
Anthrax in America: A Chronology and Analysis of the Fall 2001 Anthrax …
2002年11月1日 · The attacks and their dramatic demonstration of American vulnerability created an atmosphere of apprehension and uncertainty. Further attacks were anticipated, although there was a great deal of uncertainty as to when those attacks …
2001 Anthrax Attacks Revealed Need to Develop ... - NIH Record
2022年5月13日 · “The anthrax letter attacks of 2001 revealed the urgent need to be able to understand old pathogens using current modern medical tools,” concluded Wright. “The investment in biodefense and emerging infections research infrastructure—and in mechanisms such as the Animal Rule—have made rapid discovery possible years later.”