Saturday, June 21, 2014

US Authorities Say Greater Number of Lab Employees Exposed to Anthrax Than Initially Thought

Authorities in the US have raised the number of employees at a government science lab who were accidentally exposed to anthrax to 86, up from the initial count of 75. The count "may go up more as more come forward," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokesman Tom Skinner told AFP. The workers at the Atlanta headquarters of the CDC have been given antibiotics and are being monitored for signs of illness. The "unintentional exposure" ...

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