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* ACIP opens door to anthrax shots for first responders  Oct 23, 2008

* Trial offers hope for shortening anthrax-shot series  Oct 6, 2008

* To blunt anthrax attack, mail carriers to get antibiotics  Oct 2, 2008

* Emergent garners $29 million for new anthrax vaccine  Sep 26, 2008

* Leahy doubts FBI in anthrax case; scientist admits error  Sep 19, 2008

* FBI seeks independent review of anthrax probe  Sep 16, 2008

* Lab lapses sparked anthrax false alarm in Idaho  Sep 11, 2008

* HHS funds work on new anthrax antitoxin  Sep 9, 2008

* Congress seeks answers from FBI in anthrax case  Sep 9, 2008

* Anthrax probe prompts concerns about military labs  Aug 26, 2008

* FBI says it easily replicated anthrax used in attacks  Aug 20, 2008

* FBI conclusions in anthrax probe meet skepticism  Aug 15, 2008

* HHS evaluates proposals for new anthrax vaccine  Aug 12, 2008

* Anthrax vaccine maker wins NIAID grants  Jul 29, 2008

* FDA approves levofloxacin for anthrax in children  May 20, 2008

* VaxGen sells anthrax vaccine to rival firm  May 7, 2008

* DoD funds development of anthrax vaccine patch  Apr 8, 2008

* Judge dismisses suit to limit DoD anthrax vaccinations  Feb 29, 2008

* Newspaper says lobbying helped sink anthrax vaccine  Dec 3, 2007

* GAO critiques anthrax vaccine procurement, management  Oct 31, 2007

* US funds work on drugs for plague, tularemia, anthrax  Oct 16, 2007

* Federal grants support new anthrax countermeasures  Oct 3, 2007

* HHS orders 18 million doses of anthrax vaccine  Sep 26, 2007

* Inhaled anthrax vaccine is said to work in animals  Sep 14, 2007

* Animal hides were likely cause of 2 anthrax cases  Sep 10, 2007

* Student treated after anthrax spill in Mississippi lab  Aug 14, 2007

* VaxGen stops work on anthrax vaccine, seeks partner  May 30, 2007

* HHS offers plan for defense against biological threats  Apr 25, 2007

* 2001 anthrax attack cast wide shadow  Jan 10, 2007

* HHS cancels VaxGen anthrax vaccine contract  Dec 20, 2006

* CDC rates hospital bioterrorism preparedness  Dec 11, 2006

* FDA orders delay of anthrax vaccine trial  Nov 6, 2006

* Pentagon to resume mandatory anthrax shots for some  Oct 19, 2006

* Canadian anthrax outbreak grows, felling 746 animals  Aug 10, 2006

* HHS adds new anthrax drug to national stockpile  Jul 31, 2006

* Anthrax in Canada kills 149 animals, infects man  Jul 17, 2006

* HHS to buy 20,000 courses of anthrax antitoxin  Jun 20, 2006

* New anthrax vaccine for US stockpile to be delayed  May 11, 2006

* Vaccine may permit shorter antibiotic course for anthrax  May 9, 2006

* HHS buys another 5 million doses of anthrax vaccine  May 5, 2006

* New anthrax antidote performs well in animals  Apr 25, 2006

* Tests back hides as anthrax source in New York case  Feb 28, 2006

* New York man has first US anthrax case since 2001  Feb 22, 2006

* FDA reaffirms worth of DoD anthrax vaccine  Dec 19, 2005

* HHS to buy two anthrax drugs for testing  Oct 6, 2005

* Bad year for anthrax outbreaks in US livestock  Aug 4, 2005

* Guinea Bissau struggles with anthrax outbreak in humans, cattle  Jun 14, 2005

* DoD appeals judge's ban on mandatory anthrax shots  May 25, 2005

* HHS buys anthrax vaccine for civilian stockpile  May 6, 2005

* DoD to resume giving anthrax shots  May 4, 2005

* Postexposure shot and antibiotics make best anthrax defense  Apr 19, 2005

* GAO questions anthrax detection methods  Apr 18, 2005

* Judge OKs optional anthrax shots for troops  Apr 7, 2005

* Causes of anthrax scare still unclear as complaints fly  Mar 17, 2005

* Washington anthrax alarms appear false  Mar 16, 2005

* Signs of anthrax reported in Washington mail facilities  Mar 15, 2005

* Some troops got anthrax shots after judge banned them  Feb 3, 2005

* FDA issues emergency order on military anthrax shots  Feb 2, 2005

* FDA seeks comments on controversial anthrax vaccine  Jan 13, 2005

* DoD seeks emergency approval to resume anthrax shots  Dec 21, 2004

* HHS to buy 5 million doses of licensed anthrax vaccine for stockpile  Nov 8, 2004

* HHS to spend $877 million on new anthrax vaccine  Nov 4, 2004

* Court ruling again stops anthrax shots for US soldiers  Oct 28, 2004

* Postal Service urged to hone plans for coping with anthrax  Sep 15, 2004

* Inhaled anthrax vaccine tested in animals  Sep 1, 2004

* A step closer to clinical predictors of inhalational anthrax  Jul 30, 2004

* 3-D imaging of anthrax toxin complex reported  Jul 8, 2004

* More military personnel to get anthrax and smallpox shots  Jul 1, 2004

* Genes for anthrax toxin found in another microbe  Jun 29, 2004

* FDA approves generic forms of ciprofloxacin  Jun 14, 2004

* USPS hopes to install 100 anthrax detectors this year  Jun 10, 2004

* CDC says new test speeds diagnosis of anthrax  Jun 7, 2004

* CDC advises how to respond to anthrax in workplace  May 12, 2004

* HHS to buy up to 75 million doses of new anthrax vaccine  Mar 12, 2004

* DoD resumes anthrax shots after judge lifts ban  Jan 8, 2004

* FDA says anthrax vaccine prevents inhalational anthrax  Dec 31, 2003

* Military to stop giving anthrax shots  Dec 24, 2003

* Judge orders DoD to stop requiring anthrax shots  Dec 23, 2003

* FDA approves test for anthrax in lab cultures  Dec 17, 2003

* Vaccines might have contributed to death of Army reservist  Nov 19, 2003

* DC anthrax alert canceled after follow-up tests  Nov 10, 2003

* Anthrax scare prompts post office closings in DC area  Nov 7, 2003

* NIAID funds further development of new anthrax vaccines  Oct 2, 2003

* Study changes understanding of anthrax pathophysiology  Sep 4, 2003

* Study offers guidance for telling anthrax from influenza  Sep 3, 2003

* FDA grants fast-track status for anthrax drug  Aug 27, 2003

* Anthrax exposure may warrant prolonged antibiotic regimen  Aug 1, 2003

* Postal Service to test anthrax detection systems at 14 sites  Jun 16, 2003

* Number of plasmid copies affects virulence of anthrax  Apr 8, 2003

* Advance distribution of antibiotics called key to combating anthrax attack  Mar 25, 2003

* To rid skin of anthrax, soap and water beats alcohol  Mar 17, 2003

* Technical barriers to airborne anthrax attack may be overrated, study suggests  Mar 11, 2003

* GAO: Military anthrax shots caused many reactions, prompted some pilots to quit  Nov 8, 2002

* IOM suggests CDC include children, elderly in studies of anthrax vaccine  Oct 29, 2002

* Study suggests how anthrax sabotages innate immune system  Sep 12, 2002

* Anthrax decontamination workers should get vaccine or antibiotics, CDC says  Sep 9, 2002

* Bacteriophage enzyme selectively detects and kills anthrax, researchers say  Aug 27, 2002

* Rapid tests for detecting anthrax spores don't work, US officials say  Jul 24, 2002

* Pentagon will turn over part of anthrax vaccine supply for civilian use  Jul 1, 2002

* Engineered antibodies found to be effective anthrax antitoxin in rats  Jun 18, 2002

* CDC confirms cutaneous anthrax case reported in lab worker in April  Jun 6, 2002

* Mathematical model suggests six anthrax letters spread spores to 5,000 more  May 28, 2002

* Factors governing infectiousness of anthrax still mysterious, experts say  May 1, 2002

* Additional anthrax spores found at USAMRIID didn't escape lab  Apr 26, 2002

* Anthrax escapes lab room at USAMRIID; one worker exposed  Apr 23, 2002

* Lack of gloves, poor cleaning led to cutaneous anthrax in lab worker  Apr 4, 2002

* Anthrax vaccine appears to have no effect on pregnancy rate or outcome  Mar 29, 2002

* Cutaneous anthrax in Texas lab worker linked with 2001 attacks  Mar 13, 2002

* Fruits of computer hunt for anthrax antitoxin turned over to Defense Department  Mar 13, 2002

* Without prophylactic antibiotics, anthrax cases among three groups might have doubled  Mar 11, 2002

* IOM says anthrax vaccine is safe and effective but needs improvement  Mar 7, 2002

* Reports of recent anthrax cases with no direct occupational exposure now available  Feb 19, 2002

* CDC says it's too soon to tell if anthrax vaccine increases risk of birth defects  Feb 14, 2002

* Animal study suggests that adding killed spores could improve anthrax vaccine  Feb 12, 2002

* Trace of anthrax found at FCC facility points to cross-contaminated mail  Feb 5, 2002

* FDA clears BioPort to distribute anthrax vaccine  Feb 1, 2002

* CDC to evaluate anthrax postexposure treatment through interviews  Jan 25, 2002

* Global network of personal computers to hunt for anthrax antidote  Jan 24, 2002

* Postal worker's anthrax-like illness without anthrax fingerprints puzzles physicians  Jan 23, 2002

* Military concerned over possible link between anthrax vaccine and birth defects  Jan 18, 2002

* CDC proposing to use immune globulin as treatment for severe anthrax  Jan 11, 2002

* New nuclear medicine technique shows promise for early diagnosis of anthrax  Jan 7, 2002

* Anthrax vaccine option has few takers so far  Jan 2, 2002

* FDA completes inspection of anthrax vaccine plant; company expects approval  Dec 21, 2001

* Anthrax vaccine to be offered to postal and Capitol workers  Dec 19, 2001

* Finding an antitoxin is among priorities for anthrax research  Dec 13, 2001

* Rapid tests for environmental anthrax should not be used alone, CDC says  Dec 7, 2001

* 85 million mail items processed at anthrax-contaminated facilities, CDC reports  Dec 6, 2001

* Ciprofloxacin side effects ranged up to 19% in postal workers  Nov 30, 2001

* Elderly Connecticut woman dies of inhalational anthrax from unknown source  Nov 21, 2001

* CDC seeks to determine natural background level of anthrax  Nov 19, 2001

* ACOG: When possible, use amoxicillin for anthrax prevention in pregnant women  Nov 13, 2001

* Better antibiotics cited as top reason for improved survival in anthrax victims  Nov 12, 2001

* CDC posting transcripts of media briefings on anthrax investigation  Nov 7, 2001

* Mayo Clinic and Roche announce 1-hour anthrax test  Nov 5, 2001

* Doxycycline, penicillin G procaine already approved for postexposure prophylaxis against anthrax, FDA notes  Nov 2, 2001

* In report on anthrax probe, CDC recommends multidrug treatment  Oct 26, 2001

* Studies raise hopes for invention of drugs to block anthrax toxin  Oct 25, 2001