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The anthrax that killed a New York hospital worker matches the germs found in threatening letters sent to media outlets and the Senate majority leader, health officials announced Thursday. The finding suggests that the victim’s infection came from the same source even though investigators have found “no clues” that the woman came into contact with contaminated mail. Meanwhile the first confirmed case of anthrax outside the United States in the latest outbreak was reported Friday when a major Pakistani newspaper said it received a contaminated letter. Full Story