Tests on envelope come back negative for anthrax

ATLANTA - The Georgia Public Health Laboratory reported Tuesday finding no traces of anthrax or any powdery substance on an envelope opened at Emory University that was initially thought to contain a suspicious powder. <br> <br> School spokesman Ron Sauder said, ``These are the findings of the investigation. There is no powder that the tests have revealed and there&#39;s no anthrax.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> The university&#39;s Woodruff building, which houses administrative offices, was evacuated Tuesday after a woman opened an envelope and said her hands were itching and she was having difficulty breathing. <br> <br> Sauder said he was told at the scene that the envelope contained an unidentified white powder. <br> <br> The woman was taken to Emory University Hospital, along with three other employees. A fifth person transported to the hospital was taken because of an unrelated asthma attack. <br> <br> All four employees were observed and released. None of them were admitted. <br> <br> Sauder said the letter was mailed from outside the school. He did not know where it was postmarked.

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