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Army to consider anthrax as cause in pneumonia cases
Washington Times ^ | Thursday, August 7, 2003 | By Mark Benjamin

Posted on 08/07/2003 4:39:22 AM PDT by JohnHuang2

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:05:59 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

The Army will consider whether the anthrax or other vaccines could be causing a cluster of pneumonia cases among soldiers in Iraq and southwestern Asia, an official said yesterday.

Col. Robert DeFraites of the Army Surgeon General's Office told United Press International that the Pentagon would look into whether vaccines, among other factors, might have triggered the pneumonia that has killed two soldiers and sickened 100.


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TOPICS: Anthrax Scare; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: anthraxvaccine; fatalities; mysteryillness; pneumonia; usarmy
Thursday, August 7, 2003

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