Pentagon: Mistaken Shipments of Live Anthrax Worse Than First Thought

The Pentagon says the case of live anthrax spores accidentally shipped to commercial and military labs in the U.S. and overseas is much worse than first reported. An initial review says 51 labs in 17 states and Washington, D.C., and in three other countries - Australia, Canada, and South Korea - may have gotten the potentially dangerous shipment. Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work on Wednesday said those numbers could grow as the investigation proceeds. But Work stressed there is no...

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