81.   Ten people nationwide have been confirmed as having contracted anthrax.

82.   Ten people nationwide have contracted anthrax.

83.   The disclosure came as New Jersey Health Commissioner George DiFerdinando said a postal worker in his state had contracted inhalational anthrax was hospitalized in serious but stable condition.

84.   Wallace said she believed she probably had contracted anthrax when a co-worker shot compressed air into a jammed mail-processing machine and sent dust flying.

85.   Wallace said she believes she probably contracted anthrax when a co-worker shot compressed air into a jammed mail-processing machine and sent dust flying.

86.   Anthrax can be contracted by handling or eating infected meat but the infection can not be passed directly between humans, officials said.

87.   At least four people in central Thailand have contracted anthrax after eating infected water buffalo meat, doctors and media reports said Sunday.

88.   Eighteen people contracted anthrax from bacteria-laden letters in the United States, including five who died from respiratory anthrax, the most serious form of the disease.

89.   Eighteen people, including several US postal employees, have contracted anthrax from bacteria-laden letters sent to US senators and media organizations since early October.

90.   Five people around the United States have died after contracting anthrax.