2001: Health department addresses nationwide anthrax fears

Oct. 24, 2001: The Scott County Health Department held a press conference regarding the county’s bioterrorism preparedness plan in the wake of an anthrax scare across the country. “Anthrax is the ‘threat du jour,’ but the risk appears to be very small,” said Dr. Louis Katz, county medical director. “I think whatever groups are doing this have recognized the true nature of terrorism. It’s more the perceived threat than the reality.”