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Stephen King visits Atlanta - freeradical - 07-13-2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report today that reviews the early June incident that involved the unintentional exposure of personnel to potentially viable anthrax at the CDC’s Roybal Campus. The report identifies factors found to have contributed to the incident; and highlights actions taken by the agency to address these factors and prevent future incidents. Based on a review of all aspects of the June incident, CDC concluded that while it is not impossible that staff members were exposed to viable B. anthracis, it is extremely unlikely that this occurred. None of the staff who was potentially exposed has become ill with anthrax.

While finalizing this report, CDC leadership was made aware that earlier this year a culture of non-pathogenic avian influenza was unintentionally cross-contaminated at the CDC influenza laboratory with the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of influenza and shipped to a BSL-3 select-agent laboratory operated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). There were no exposures as a result of that incident. The CDC influenza laboratory is now closed and will not reopen until adequate procedures are put in place. Further investigation, review, and action is underway.


http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/p0711-lab-safety.html?s_cid=cdc_homepage_whatsnew_003


Re: Stephen King visits Atlanta - kj4btkljv - 07-13-2014

freeradical wrote:
While finalizing this report, CDC leadership was made aware that earlier this year a culture of non-pathogenic avian influenza was unintentionally cross-contaminated at the CDC influenza laboratory with the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of influenza and shipped to a BSL-3 select-agent laboratory operated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). There were no exposures as a result of that incident.

And the global zombie outbreak epidemic was narrowly averted…

Jeff


Re: Stephen King visits Atlanta - Spock - 07-13-2014

CDC Zombie Preparedness !!!


Re: Stephen King visits Atlanta - Will Collier - 07-14-2014

So that explains all the beat-up RVs out in front of the Cobb Energy Center this weekend...


Re: Stephen King visits Atlanta - Bill in NC - 07-14-2014

But at least they weren't the ones intentionally re-creating the 1918 influenza strain that killed 50 million worldwide.