Friday, October 03, 2014

Subject: Re - CDC - More deadly pathogens, toxins found improperly stored in NIH and ...



  1. More deadly pathogens, toxins found improperly stored in NIH and ...

    Washington Post- (Sep 6, 2014)
    ... of smallpox and the mishandling of other infectious agents in federal facilities in ... All of them are considered so dangerous — they are known as "select ... of the smallpox virus inside an FDA lab on the NIH campus in Bethesda. ... only in limited areas, usually in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the CDC.

  2. Virus Scare at CDC Points to More Problems With Lab Animals

    Businessweek - (Sep 15, 2014)
    Virus Scare at CDC Points to More Problems With Lab Animals ... A deadly strain of avian flu was mistakenly sent to a Georgia lab. Vials of ... mishandling of anthrax and other deadly pathogens unrelated to the bat virus case.