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October 19, 2001/2:00 PM, ET Contact: CDC Press Office (404) 639-3286 Press Release CDC Update: Nevada tests negative, HHS press availability  AM Daily Update Nevada test results negative CDC has completed tests of samples from Nevada and the results are negative for anthrax. State health officials have been notified.  HHS press availability HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson, Surgeon General David Satcher, and spokespersons from the National Institute of Mental Health and CDC will participate in a press availability session at 2:15 PM ET to discuss fears about anthrax and other mental health concerns. For more information about the press availability: www.hhs.gov/news. Confirmed cases of anthrax disease in the United States: 6 total: 2 in Florida, 3 in New York, and 1 in New Jersey.  For the latest update on CDC activities and on-going anthrax investigations visit www.bt.cdc.gov/ or www.cdc.gov/media/.

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