 Credit: Media for Medical/ Getty Images | So how exactly does live anthrax get shipped in the mail by the U.S. Military? This is the question many people are asking after live anthrax spores spread across 11 U.S. states and two foreign countries. Army’s Dugway Proving Ground, an Army biodefense facility in Utah, mistakenly sent live samples to 18 private and military laboratories. Most of the samples were sent through Fed-Ex mail contained live spores. |
“At this time we do not suspect any risk to the general public,” the CDC said in a statement Thursday.
Officials are still trying to determine how live anthrax was shipped and is currently reviewing its protocols. So far, all labs and transportation that may have come into contact with the spores have had investigators and officials sent to the site. At least 26 people are currently receiving pre-cautionary treatment.
Written By: Lauren B. I @laurenbeal
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