Tularemia Detected in Washington, D.C.

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Steve Melito Guru Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2969 Good Answers: 33	Tularemia Detected in Washington, D.C. 10/03/2005 1:30 PM
	Dr. Gregg Pane, District of Columbia Health Director, told a radio station late Saturday that biological agent monitors on the National Mall gave positive readings for a small amount of tularemia on September 24 and 25. He urged people who were at the Mall last weekend and who have been experiencing symptoms of pneumonia to immediately seek medical help, but added that there was no evidence that anyone had been affected by the bacteria. Tularemia, which is caused by the bacterium francisella tularensis, can occur naturally and is usually found in animals, especially rodents, rabbits and hares.
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BRodda The Feature Creep Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 990	#1 Bio-Weapon 10/03/2005 2:19 PM
	The scary thing is that just about the only way that something like that could be found in the air in DC is from a bio-weapon. I can't imagine that there would be an infected group of rabbit hunters and skinners at the Mall withing 14 days of their last big hunting trip. __________________ "The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet." -William Gibson
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Chris Leonard Friend of CR4 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1776 Good Answers: 35	#2 In reply to #1 Re:Bio-Weapon 10/04/2005 9:51 AM
	Let's not get bent out of shape here. It certainly is possible that a group of hunters could get to the Mall within 14 days of their hunting excursion. It's just as likely that vistors from other countries could have done the same thing. It's not like we're talking about a remote, out of the way city. It's Washington DC, the US Capitol. __________________ Off to take on other challenges. Good luck everybody! See you around the Interwebs.
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BRodda The Feature Creep Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 990	#3 In reply to #2 Re:Bio-Weapon 10/04/2005 10:10 AM
	I just meant that to have something like this in traceable amounts air born would have taken a lot contamination. __________________ "The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet." -William Gibson
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Chris Leonard Friend of CR4 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1776 Good Answers: 35	#4 In reply to #3 Re:Bio-Weapon 10/04/2005 11:11 AM
	Interesting, the President is speaking about Bird Flu in his news conference. __________________ Off to take on other challenges. Good luck everybody! See you around the Interwebs.
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Steve Melito Guru Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2969 Good Answers: 33	#5 1960s 10/04/2005 1:46 PM
	From the Indianapolis Star: "Tularemia, often called "rabbit fever" because small animals are often carriers in rural areas, was amassed by the U.S. military as a biological weapon in the 1960s."
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