A US military
laboratory based in Utah is under investigation after mistakenly
sending live anthrax bacteria to nine commercial labs and an air base
in South Korea.
The shipments which were part of a military research project continued for a full year before the error was noticed.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claims no one was at risk although four people have been started on preventative measures.
When anthrax becomes airborne, it can cause a deadly illness.That occurred in 2001, when anthrax sent through the US mail to government and media targets killed five people.
The mishap comes 11 months after scores of CDC employees were potentially exposed to live anthrax spores when the Center similarly mishandled samples.
Note EU-Digest: this is not only extremely incompetent but also dangerous to people around the world, not withstanding the assurances the Pentagon has been giving to the contrary, which do not have a record of always being accurate.
The shipments which were part of a military research project continued for a full year before the error was noticed.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claims no one was at risk although four people have been started on preventative measures.
When anthrax becomes airborne, it can cause a deadly illness.That occurred in 2001, when anthrax sent through the US mail to government and media targets killed five people.
The mishap comes 11 months after scores of CDC employees were potentially exposed to live anthrax spores when the Center similarly mishandled samples.
Note EU-Digest: this is not only extremely incompetent but also dangerous to people around the world, not withstanding the assurances the Pentagon has been giving to the contrary, which do not have a record of always being accurate.
Read more: ‘No risk’ says Pentagon after anthrax error | euronews, world news
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