: The crisis led to massive upgrades in laboratory surge capacity and the creation of the Federal Select Agent Program .
: The USPS invested billions in bio-hazard detection systems and protective gear for workers. The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11
The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11 Just one week after the September 11 terrorist attacks, a second wave of terror arrived in the United States—not by air, but through the mail. The claimed five lives, sickened 17 others, and triggered one of the most expensive and complex investigations in FBI history, codenamed " Amerithrax ". The Attacks and the Victims : The crisis led to massive upgrades in
The attacks permanently altered American life and national security: The claimed five lives, sickened 17 others, and
: A photo editor in Florida who became the first fatality on October 5, 2001.