Multiple protocol breaches behind anthrax exposure at U.S. federal labs

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Multiple protocol breaches behind anthrax exposure at U.S. federal labs

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/multiple-protocol-breaches-behind-anthrax-exposure-u-federal-193945711.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KZJtqQMmmR_KJhKEyMIUDQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-06-21T193945Z_1_LYNXMPEA5K0D9_RTROPTP_2_USA-ANTHRAX-SCARE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Centers for Disease Control sign is seen at its main facility in Atlanta" align="left" title="The Centers for Disease Control sign is seen at its main facility in Atlanta" border="0" /></a>The safety breach at a government lab that may have exposed 84 workers to live anthrax centered on a pivotal lapse in procedure: researchers working with the bacteria waited 24 hours to be sure they had killed the pathogens, half the time required by a new scientific protocol. The lab designed to handle extremely dangerous pathogens at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta unknowingly sent live samples of anthrax to labs with fewer safeguards, where the exposure occurred. Scientists in and out of the CDC say the process of handling such bacteria and viruses must be improved. Scientists at the CDC bioterror lab were preparing anthrax for two laboratories developing quicker methods to detect spores, such as those sent through the U.S. postal service in 2001 that killed five people.</p><br clear="all"/>

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