Fallon
10-15-2001, 04:33 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - A child of an ABC News employee has been tested positive for anthrax, a government official said Monday.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the child is being treated with antibiotics and is expected to recover.
The anthrax diagnosed in the child is the type that is absorbed through cuts or scratches in the skin, not the more dangerous inhaled variety, the source said.
The child had visited the ABC newsroom in New York in the last week, probably Oct. 8, the source said. <a href="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20011015/ts/anthrax_abc_3.html">Yahoo! News</a>
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The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the child is being treated with antibiotics and is expected to recover.
The anthrax diagnosed in the child is the type that is absorbed through cuts or scratches in the skin, not the more dangerous inhaled variety, the source said.
The child had visited the ABC newsroom in New York in the last week, probably Oct. 8, the source said. <a href="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20011015/ts/anthrax_abc_3.html">Yahoo! News</a>
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