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Pentagon Probe of Anthrax Samples Sent to Laboratories in US And Abroad Finds Faulty Protocols
An investigation into how Defense Department labs sent live anthrax spores to researchers in the United States and seven other countries did not find a single root cause but concluded that protocols to inactivate the bacteria were deficient, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
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US Anthrax Samples Shipped to Japan in 2005: Pentagon
The US military shipped live anthrax to an American base in Japan a decade ago, bringing to five the number of countries that were inadvertently sent the lethal bacteria, officials said Friday.
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In Letter to UN, North Korea Claims US targeted it With Anthrax
North Korea has accused the United States of targeting it with anthrax and asked the United Nations Security Council to investigate Washington's "biological warfare schemes" after a live anthrax sample was sent to a US base in South Korea.
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51 Laboratories in 17 States, 3 Nations Got Suspected Live Anthrax Samples: Pentagon
The Pentagon said on Wednesday that 51 labs in 17 U.S. states and three foreign countries have received suspected live samples of anthrax - a larger number than previously disclosed - and that the number may rise as an investigation continues.
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US Laboratory Suspect Anthrax May Have Been Taken Into Pentagon: Report
The US Defense Department is investigating to determine if live anthrax was brought into the Pentagon after an Army laboratory in Utah mistakenly shipped out live batches of the potentially lethal bacteria, CNN reported on Tuesday.
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US Military Uncovers More Anthrax Blunders
The US military said Tuesday a live sample of anthrax was inadvertently sent to a lab in Canada, after officials uncovered yet another batch of the lethal bacteria at an army facility.
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US Military Laboratory Shipped Live Anthrax Samples to Canada: Reports
Live anthrax samples were shipped to three laboratories in Canada by a US military lab, USA Today reported on Monday, following disclosures last week that samples of the bacteria were mistakenly sent to 11 US states and two other countries.
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Live Anthrax Found in US Military Shipment to Australia: Official
An investigation of a US military facility's mistaken shipments of live anthrax bacteria has turned up another live sample, this one from a 2008 batch sent to Australia, a US defense official said on Friday.
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18 Laboratories May Have Received Live Anthrax Samples: US Officials
A total of 18 laboratories may have accidentally received live samples of anthrax shipped out by the American military, US authorities said Thursday.
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US Military Mistakenly Ships Live Anthrax to Laboratories in 9 States
The US military mistakenly sent live anthrax bacteria to laboratories in nine US states and a US air base in South Korea, after apparently failing to properly inactivate the bacteria last year, US officials said on Wednesday.
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Pentagon Probe of Anthrax Samples Sent to Laboratories in US And Abroad Finds Faulty Protocols
An investigation into how Defense Department labs sent live anthrax spores to researchers in the United States and seven other countries did not find a single root cause but concluded that protocols to inactivate the bacteria were deficient, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
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US Anthrax Samples Shipped to Japan in 2005: Pentagon
The US military shipped live anthrax to an American base in Japan a decade ago, bringing to five the number of countries that were inadvertently sent the lethal bacteria, officials said Friday.
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In Letter to UN, North Korea Claims US targeted it With Anthrax
North Korea has accused the United States of targeting it with anthrax and asked the United Nations Security Council to investigate Washington's "biological warfare schemes" after a live anthrax sample was sent to a US base in South Korea.
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51 Laboratories in 17 States, 3 Nations Got Suspected Live Anthrax Samples: Pentagon
The Pentagon said on Wednesday that 51 labs in 17 U.S. states and three foreign countries have received suspected live samples of anthrax - a larger number than previously disclosed - and that the number may rise as an investigation continues.
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US Laboratory Suspect Anthrax May Have Been Taken Into Pentagon: Report
The US Defense Department is investigating to determine if live anthrax was brought into the Pentagon after an Army laboratory in Utah mistakenly shipped out live batches of the potentially lethal bacteria, CNN reported on Tuesday.
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US Military Uncovers More Anthrax Blunders
The US military said Tuesday a live sample of anthrax was inadvertently sent to a lab in Canada, after officials uncovered yet another batch of the lethal bacteria at an army facility.
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US Military Laboratory Shipped Live Anthrax Samples to Canada: Reports
Live anthrax samples were shipped to three laboratories in Canada by a US military lab, USA Today reported on Monday, following disclosures last week that samples of the bacteria were mistakenly sent to 11 US states and two other countries.
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Live Anthrax Found in US Military Shipment to Australia: Official
An investigation of a US military facility's mistaken shipments of live anthrax bacteria has turned up another live sample, this one from a 2008 batch sent to Australia, a US defense official said on Friday.
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18 Laboratories May Have Received Live Anthrax Samples: US Officials
A total of 18 laboratories may have accidentally received live samples of anthrax shipped out by the American military, US authorities said Thursday.
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US Military Mistakenly Ships Live Anthrax to Laboratories in 9 States
The US military mistakenly sent live anthrax bacteria to laboratories in nine US states and a US air base in South Korea, after apparently failing to properly inactivate the bacteria last year, US officials said on Wednesday.
