CDC: 75 Scientists Possibly Exposed To Anthrax
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 75 scientists working in government laboratories have possibly been exposed to anthrax.
“Out of an abundance of caution, CDC is taking aggressive steps to protect the health of all involved, including protective courses of antibiotics for potentially exposed staff,” spokesman Tom Skinner said in a statement. “Based on most of the potential exposure scenarios, the risk of infection is very low.”
The potential exposure occurred after researchers working in a high-level biosecurity laboratory at the agency’s Atlanta campus failed to follow proper procedures to inactivate the bacteria.
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fahvel June 19th, 2014 at 5:09 pm
m’god, the usa has anthrax – one of those biological weapons of mass destruction and it’s telling the world what to do – it’s getting weird folks.