May 13, 2002
Mathematical model provides new tool to assess mail-borne spread of anthrax
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Click here for Real Audio Clip 1. Click here for Real Audio Clip 2. Click here for Real Audio Clip 3.A mathematician at Vanderbilt and an expert in infectious diseases at the New York University School of Medicine have teamed up to produce a mathematical model of how anthrax can be spread through the mail.
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