Senate panel calls on CDC to explain anthrax incident

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Senate panel calls on CDC to explain anthrax incident

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-panel-calls-cdc-explain-anthrax-incident-212541490.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FypSH1GUGZ3onP3vxtlImQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-06-24T012831Z_1_LYNXMPEA5N01R_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>A Senate health panel on Monday called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a detailed explanation of a safety breach that exposed as many as 84 people at three CDC laboratories to live anthrax, a deadly pathogen. In a letter to CDC Director Dr Tom Frieden, members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which oversees biomedical research and the CDC, requested a briefing and written explanation for the events that led to the exposure. &quot;We request a detailed explanation of what happened, why established safety protocols were not followed or were insufficient to prevent such an incident,&quot; the letter said.</p><br clear="all"/>

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