Volume 9, Number 6—June 2003
Research
Bioterrorism-related Inhalational Anthrax in an Elderly Woman, Connecticut, 2001
Table 2
Number of positive and total samplesa by sampling location and date, regional processing and distribution center—Connecticut, 2001
Sampling location | Nov. 21 positive total (%) | Nov. 25 positive/total (%) | Nov. 28 positive/total (%) | Dec. 2 positive/total (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Letter-sorting machine 4 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
1/12 (8) |
1/48 (2) |
Letter-sorting machine 6 |
0/3 (0) |
0/ 2 (0) |
0/22 (0) |
1/48 (2) |
Letter-sorting machine 10 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
4/ 8 (50) |
30/52 (58) |
Letter-sorting machine 11 |
0/1 (0) |
0/0 |
1/8 (13) |
3/52 (6) |
All letter-canceling machines (n=11) |
0/6 (0) |
0/4 (0) |
0/99 (0) |
0/0 |
All flats-processing machines (n=4) |
0/10 (0) |
0/8 (0) |
0/34 (0) |
0/0 |
All parcel-processing machines (n=4) |
0/8 (0) |
0/18 (0) |
0/4 (0) |
0/0 |
Other locations in regional PDC |
0/10 (0) |
0/2 (0) |
0/4 (0) |
0/0 |
0/27 (0) | 0/25 (0) | 0/21 (0) | 0/0 |
aAlthough multiple sampling techniques were used, exact locations were not sampled in a manner that would allow comparison of results by sampling techniques. Therefore, all types of samples are listed as a composite total. PDC, processing and distribution center.