PRO/AH> Anthrax – USA (13): laboratory errors, longstanding problems

Anthrax — Worldwide/Unknown
The “recent incidents” referred to were at the Centers for Disease Control laboratories. The CDC found that its bioterrorism labs were storing anthrax in unlocked refrigerators and transporting live samples in Ziploc bags. CDC officials later told a congressional panel that the lax security was “completely unacceptable” and “should never have happened.”
In addition to the DoD review on the anthrax scandal, the CDC is now also conducting a separate investigation of how live anthrax samples