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What Should I do if I Receive an Anthrax Threat by Mail?
Double bag the letter or package in zipper-type or zip-lock type
plastic bags using latex gloves, if possible, and a particulate
mask
Wash your hands with soap and water
Notify your immediate supervisor and local police, Postal Inspectors
and the FBI, who will arrange to collect the letter or the threat
and assess the threat situation
Notify the local, county, and state health departments
Notify the state emergency manager
Ensure that all persons who have touched the letter wash their hands
with soap and water
List all persons who have touched the letter and/or envelope with
locating and contact information and provide the list to appropriate
people
Place all items worn at the time in plastic bags and keep them wherever
you change your clothes and have them available for law enforcement,
should they request them
Shower with soap and water
Take medication until otherwise instructed or it runs out
Notify Center for Disease Control (CDC) Emergency Response at 770-488-7100
for any questions or if you require further information.
What constitutes a "suspicious parcel?"
Some typical characteristics Postal Inspectors have detected over
the
years, which ought to trigger suspicion, include parcels that may:
Be unexpected or from someone unfamiliar to you.
Be addressed to someone no longer with your organization or otherwise
outdated (e.g., improper title).
Bear no return address, or one that can't be verified as legitimate.
Be of unusual weight, given its size, or be lopsided.
Be marked with restrictive endorsements, such as "Personal"
or
"Confidential."
Exhibit protruding wires, strange odors or stains.
Exhibit a city or state in the postmark that doesn't match the return
address.
See
FBI's warning poster on suspicious mail.
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