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CDC chief to testify about lab blunders with anthrax
2014-07-16 17:41:16| Biotech - Topix.net
In this Oct. 8, 2013, file photo, a sign marks the entrance to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,in Atlanta.
Second probe finds more anthrax lapses at CDC
2014-07-15 03:59:50| Biotech - Topix.net
The findings by investigators from a special unit of the Agriculture Department raise additional concerns about the scope of the incident and the culture of laboratory safety at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where the incident took place.
House Panel Sets Witness List For CDC Anthrax Hearing
2014-07-14 00:47:23| Biotech - Topix.net
A U.S. congressional committee said on Sunday that it will hear from half a dozen witnesses this week about dangerous lapses at federal health facilities, including one that led to the potential exposure of 84 people to live anthrax.
First Slice 7/13/14: CDC calls time-out on some anthrax labs
2014-07-13 19:43:06| Biotech - Topix.net
Why We Can't Have Nice Things, no. 2,594: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has temporarily closed labs where more than 60 researchers might have been exposed to anthrax.
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CDC Reports 2nd Contamination Accident Prior To Anthrax Scare; Halts...
2014-07-12 19:00:29| Biotech - Topix.net
CDC said a second accident occurred earlier this year when a culture of non-pathogenic bird flu had been cross-contaminated with the highly virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu before being shipped to a USDA facility.
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