US Report: Live Anthrax Samples Shipped to Dozens of Labs

A new report finds that the U.S. military mistakenly has shipped live anthrax samples to dozens of labs in the United States and to seven other nations for more than a decade.   The Defense Department report, released Thursday, said live anthrax spores were sent to 86 labs in 20 states and Washington, D.C., plus facilities in Australia, Britain, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan and South Korea. The investigation did not identify a root cause for the faulty shipments, saying defense...

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