Anthrax Exposure Fear Shuts Florida Hospital
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ORLANDO, Fla. — An Orlando hospital was closed for several hours Thursday while doctors determined whether 10 airport baggage handlers had been exposed to anthrax, a potentially deadly bacterium.
Officials at Florida Hospital East said the workers, none of whom showed signs of exposure, were decontaminated and released.
The baggage handlers had come into contact with a box shipped from Puerto Rico that contained animal hides and a warning about possible anthrax contamination.
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