As a postal employee, am I at risk for getting anthrax from handling mail on the job when there is an anthrax cross-contaminated mail event?
If there is a risk for inhalation anthrax associated with exposure to cross-contaminated mail, it is very low, even for postal employees and persons who work in company mailrooms. CDC has published interim recommendations that are intended to assist personnel responsible for occupational health and safety in developing a comprehensive program to reduce potential cutaneous or inhalation exposures to Bacillus anthracis spores among workers in work sites where mail is handled or processed.
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