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The U.S. military mistakenly sent live anthrax bacteria to laboratories in nine U.S. states and a U.S. air base in South Korea, after failing to properly inactivate the bacteria 11 months ago. The anthrax was initially sent from a Utah military lab and was meant to be shipped in an inactive state as part of efforts to develop a field-based test to identify biological threats. No one appears to have developed any symptoms, but have been given treatments as a precaution.
What went wrong? What are the best way to handle diseases such as this?
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U.S. Military Mistakenly Ships Live Anthrax To Nine States
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 29 2015, @06:56AM
Anthrax on your border, China! Will you stop piling sand in the South China Seas? Or, the US Military is just incompetent. Ockham's razor to the rescue::: incompetent. Kinda like the USAF losing Nukes, but hey, they are pilots, so smarter than grunts! We are doomed.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 29 2015, @11:34AM
In subsequent developments, China accidentally sends its aircraft carrier to the coast of S. Korea and accidentally points missiles at Seoul.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 29 2015, @02:50PM
Most pilot desks.