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the original title: the United States government laboratory bio safety accident 86 people fear the deadly anthrax

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new Houston on 20 June, USA biological safety accidents happened recently, Atlanta American federal laboratory confirmed 20, exposure to high lethality of anthrax staff increased from 75 initially reported to 86 people, they are currently receiving antibiotic and treatment, to prevent infection.

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executive director Becker (Scott J. Becker) says, this is in recent years, the largest American laboratory accident involving potential bioterrorism agent of anthrax.

previously, American centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, a high level biosafety laboratory, in the live anthrax are inactivated, may not follow the correct procedure. Cheap soccer jerseys country Then, they will probably live anthrax samples transferred to three low level laboratory, while the latter does not have the processing of live anthrax facilities. cheap jerseys for sale June 6th to 13, two laboratories may make spore aerosolized.

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believe that samples have been inactivated, low security level laboratory staff did not wear Cheap NCAA jerseys suitable protective equipment. Initial reports said, 75 employees inadvertently exposed to anthrax, this figure rose to 86 in 19 days.

CDC environment, health and safety compliance director of General Office of Michan (Paul Meechan) said, the agency 13, identified the potential risk, immediately contact the laboratory staff may contact with live anthrax. No employees show any symptoms of anthracnose. CDC believes that other persons, families and the public contact (the bacteria) risk Cheap Beanies is very low, do not cheap sunglasses need to take protective action.

suspected exposure to anthrax employees are to antibiotic treatment, at the same time the vaccine.

anthrax infection are of three types: the skin, respiratory and gastrointestinal infections. Infected people, there will be have a fever, skin pustules, cough, spitting, difficulty in breathing, spleen swelling and other symptoms, the longest incubation period up to 60 days, if not timely treatment may lead to death.

due to anthrax can be spread through the air, so it has been used to implement a bioterrorism attack. 2001 "9· 11 incident", a America government scientist Evans (Bruce Ivins) will be equipped with anthrax spores of letters sent to news agencies and America Senate office, cause 22 people affected by the infection, including 5 deaths.

America Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) spokesman Alan (Christopher Allen) said, FBI is to assist the CDC investigation. At present, still unable to determine the accident is accidental or intentional.

Michan stressed, CDC is for this incident review internal security procedures, will take disciplinary measures against accidents if necessary.

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