Reply #34: Biohazard Sensors Triggered (found in area - DC anti-war protest) [View All]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/30/AR2005093001775.html

Biohazard Sensors Triggered
Mall Germ Levels Not Likely a Threat

Biohazard sensors showed the presence of small amounts of potentially dangerous tularemia bacteria in the Mall area last weekend as huge crowds assembled, but health officials said they believed the levels were too low to be a threat.

Health authorities in the Washington area were notified last night that the bacteria were found in and near the area between the U.S. Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial, where crowds gathered Saturday for an antiwar rally and a book festival.

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"Why that day? That's what is not explained," Pane said. "It was just this 24-hour period and none since."

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Authorities recommend that people who visited the Mall between 10 a.m. Sept. 24 and 10 a.m. Sept. 25 should see a physician if they experience symptoms.