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Anthrax claims fifth victim in the US

Dharam Shourie in New York

A 94-year-old woman, stricken with inhalation anthrax, became the fifth victim of the deadly bacteria in the United States.

The death of Ottilie Lundgren in a Connecticut hospital on Wednesday has baffled investigators as to how the woman, who stayed at home, contracted the infection.

Investigators were unable to pinpoint the source of the infection. Among the theories being considered were that one of her letters, which was infected during sorting by automatic machines with another containing anthrax, might have infected her.

Lundgren was thought to be suffering from pneumonia when she was admitted to a hospital in Derby in Connecticut with respiratory problem. But five preliminary tests conducted came out positive for inhalation anthrax.

Officials said they were doing all they could to determine the source of infection and had reportedly visited her apartment after she tested positive. They also visited the beauty salon she regularly used in an effort to determine the route that her letter followed.

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