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Live anthrax inadvertently shipped by U.S. military

Posted on 5/28/15 at 2:23 pm
Posted by Shexter
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Posted on 5/28/15 at 2:23 pm
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Four lab workers in the United States and up to 22 overseas have been put in post-exposure treatment after the U.S. military inadvertently shipped live anthrax samples via FedEx, a defense official told CNN.

CNN learned on Wednesday that a Maryland-based lab had received live samples, prompting an across-the-board urgent review to see whether any other live anthrax has been shipped.

The live anthrax samples were sent via FedEx, according to a Defense Department official. The shipments, thought to be dead, were shipped under less rigorous conditions than the live agent protocol.


https://www.cnn.com/2015/05/27/politics/live-anthrax-us-military-sent-inadvertently/

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Labs in Texas, Wisconsin, Delaware, New Jersey, Tennessee, New York, California, Virginia, and the Osan air base in South Korea were also shipped anthrax. Awkward!






This post was edited on 5/28/15 at 2:41 pm
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
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Posted on 5/28/15 at 2:25 pm to
How does this happen
Posted by wiz khaweefa
SWLM
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Posted on 5/28/15 at 2:25 pm to
Posted by saint amant steve
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2008
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Posted on 5/28/15 at 2:26 pm to
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The live anthrax samples were sent via FedEx, according to a Defense Department official. The shipments, thought to be dead, were shipped under less rigorous conditions than the live agent protocol.


Somebody's arse better be prosecuted or at the very least fired.
Posted by NorthshoreTiger76
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Member since May 2009
80274 posts
Posted on 5/28/15 at 2:27 pm to
awesome
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