Anthrax Tests Negative at 2 N.J. Mail Facilities
Tests for the deadly anthrax bacteria found no sign of spores at two mail facilities in New Jersey, the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday.
The tests were ordered after a mailbox in Princeton, N.J., was found earlier this month to contain a trace amount of anthrax. The Postal Service has said authorities do not believe there is any health risk.
“We have results for the Monmouth and Kilmer processing centers. They are negative,” said Postal Service spokeswoman Diane Todd.
The two facilities handle mail from the Princeton mailbox. That mail previously would have gone to the postal center in Hamilton, N.J., which processed several anthrax-laced letters last year and remains shut.
Officials tested three other postal centers in New Jersey this week that also handled mail from the Princeton mailbox. Results are expected early next week, the Postal Service said in a statement.
In the nation, five people have died and 13 others were made ill, including five New Jersey postal workers.
No arrests have been made despite a $2.5-million reward.
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