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Deadly bacteria released from U.S. high-security lab

hypocritexposer

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WASHINGTON – U.S. officials in Louisiana are investigating how a dangerous and often deadly bacteria got out of a high-security laboratory at a research facility, USA Today reported on Sunday.

Authorities told the newspaper there was no risk to the public, though the extent of the contamination remains unknown after the safety breach at the Tulane National Primate Research Center.

The bacterium in question is called Burkholderia pseudomallei.

Primarily found in Southeast Asia and northern Australia, the microbe can spread to humans and animals through contact with contaminated soil and water. It is classified as a potential bioterror agent.

The release possibly came in November or earlier at the center, which was working to develop a vaccine against the bacteria.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/03/02/world/science-health-world/deadly-bacteria-released-from-u-s-high-security-lab/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=deadly-bacteria-released-from-u-s-high-security-lab#article_history
 

hypocritexposer

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this article is so full of contradictions...

Officials say the pathogen has not been detected at the facility’s outdoor grounds, though four rhesus monkeys kept in outdoor pens became sick, and two were euthanized, USA Today said.
 

iwannabeacowboy

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And it's safe which is why they are working to make a vaccine. And the cold war is so 80's that we don't need to worry about bioterrorism from Russia, which is why they are working on a Russian bug. Gotta read it like an OT statement.
 

Steve

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New Orleans is the latest in a recent series of significant biosafety accidents at some of the most prestigious laboratories in the country where research is performed on bacteria and viruses that are classified as potential bioterror agents.

don't worry,.. all the labs are doing it... so it must be okey,... :roll:

what to expect ,.. well.. have you got your vaccinations up to date..

"The fact that they can't identify how this release occurred is very concerning," said Richard Ebright, a biosafety expert from Rutgers University in New Jersey, who testified before Congress last summer in the wake of lab incidents at federal agencies involving anthrax, smallpox and a deadly strain of avian influenza.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/03/01/tulane-primate-bio-lab-bacteria-release/24137053/

yep,.. that bug is a non threat compared to the other breaches..
 

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