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Anthrax Found at White House Mail Facility. WASHINGTON â Anthrax has hit an offsite White House mail facility and caused the death of two Washington, D.C., postal workers, authorities announced Tuesday. We're making sure the West Wing and the White House is safe, President George W. Bush said in a press conference. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer told reporters that anthrax had been found Tuesday at a mail-screening facility for the White House on a military installation. That facility was closed for testing and decontamination. All environmental tests at the White House itself have come back negative, he said.
Anthrax. Anthrax is the disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, which lives in soil. The bacterial cell lives as a hardy spore to survive harsh conditions. The spores germinate into thriving colonies of bacteria once inside an animal or person.utaneous anthrax is the most common form of the disease. People with cuts or open sores can get cutaneous anthrax if they come in direct contact with the bacteria or its spores, usually through contaminated animal products.