66 Laboratories Located in 19 US States Received Active Anthrax by Mistake
Thirty-one people who have been exposed to anthrax are receiving preventive treatments, though no one has been infected and there is no risk to the public.
Thirty-one people who have been exposed to anthrax are receiving preventive treatments, though no one has been infected and there is no risk to the public.
Based on the on-spot investigation, the ministry will take measures to prevent the recurrence of such accidents.
The ministry's announcement came after the Pentagon unveiled a report on the accidental delivery, which said a military laboratory in Utah had sent live anthrax samples in the past 10 years to 86 facilities in the US territory as well as in seven other countries, including the Osan Air Base.
18 Laboratories in America may Have Received Live Anthrax Samples: US Officials
Anthrax was shipped to the labs from Dugway Proving Grounds, a Defense Department lab in Utah, where the samples were irradiated and rendered 'dead'.
Anthrax was shipped to the labs from Dugway Proving Grounds, a Defense Department lab in Utah, where the samples were irradiated and rendered 'dead'.
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Live Sample of Anthrax Found in a Shipment from A Army Facility in Salt Lake City
The revelation reveals the problem of handling anthrax samples, which were supposed to be rendered inactive by irradiation at the US Army facility in Utah.
The revelation reveals the problem of handling anthrax samples, which were supposed to be rendered inactive by irradiation at the US Army facility in Utah.
Two Killed and 16 Hospitalized Due to Suspected Anthrax Poisoning in Jharkhand, India
The Indian state chapter of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP) has attributed the spread of Anthrax to consumption of dead cattle meat.
The Indian state chapter of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP) has attributed the spread of Anthrax to consumption of dead cattle meat.
