Hi Winnie! I heard a special on the Network News and the Doctor speaking said the National Average of Anthrax cases reported in the US during a typical year is 600. At the time this report was done, it was still unclear if Mr. Stevens from Florida had contracted Anthrax on a hunting trip. They had not yet been able to incubate Anthrax from the sample of powder taken from his office. I believe I saw this report on NBC. You could probably search their site and find the transcripts.... I hope that is helpful. Laura Wright, Mississippi > but how many cases of anthrax or anthrax exposure are > "normal"? In other words, before 9/11 how many cases would occur in an > average year? > *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html