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Article: Conn. woman latest victim: ; Billions of anthrax spores reported in letter to Vt. senator

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November 21, 2001
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WASHINGTON - A letter to Sen. Patrick Leahy was laced with billions of anthrax spores, authorities said, and a mysterious new case of the disease was confirmed in Connecticut.

The most deadly form of the disease appeared in a 94-year-old woman in a rural area southwest of Hartford.

Connecticut Gov. John Rowland said early today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the Connecticut case after five sophisticated tests at the hospital and state health laboratory had indicated anthrax.

"It's difficult to explain how the person contracted anthrax," Rowland said Tuesday. "There is no evidence (she) contracted the disease as a result of a criminal act."

The governor said the ...

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