Anthrax scare at Fort McPherson; 7 treated for possible exposure after package found Military and law enforcement officials hope to learn by noon today whether a suspicious substance found Friday evening at Fort McPherson in southwest Atlanta is anthrax. An initial field test of the powdery white material late Friday was positive for the deadly organism, according to Joe Handley, a spokesman for the U.S. Army Reserve Command headquarters at Fort McPherson. If confirmed, it would be the first positive anthrax discovery since Nov. 21, when a Connecticut woman died after being exposed to the bacterium. "We are going to treat it as if anthrax is present," said Llelwyn Grant, a spokesman for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Lisa Swenarski, a CDC spokeswoman, said the substance was taken to the agency's Atlanta labs for testing late Friday. click for entire article from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution online --
