10,000 postal workers tested for anthrax

Ten thousand more post office workers in the US are to be tested for signs of anthrax after an employee developed the most serious inhaled form of the disease in Washington.

Ten thousand more post office workers in the US are to be tested for signs of anthrax after an employee developed the most serious inhaled form of the disease in Washington.

Two cases have been confirmed outside America, in Argentina and Kenya.

Many countries are now preparing for the possibility they could become the next targets.

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