bioterrorism
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CDC Warns Doctors About a Mystery Bacterial Outbreak With No Clear Origin
The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is warning doctors about a strange cluster of illness in three states caused by a rarely seen bacteria in the U.S., one that’s killed at least one person and hospitalised two others so far. The illness, called melioidosis, can be highly fatal but isn’t normally considered contagious…
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UK Government Lab Accidentally Mailed Out Live Anthrax
The Centres for Disease Control has some dubious competition in the mishandling deadly pathogens business. A investigation by The Guardian reveals dozens of serious safety lapses in UK labs. In one case, a government lab shipped out live anthrax because someone had grabbed the wrong tubes.