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Labs rush to destroy killer virus
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Apr 13, 2005 02:43pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, April 13, 2005 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | GENEVA - Scientists around the world were scrambling to prevent the possibility of a pandemic after a nearly 50-year-old killer influenza virus was sent to thousands of labs, a decision that one researcher described as “unwise.”
Nearly 5,000 labs in 18 countries, mostly in the United States, were urged by the World Health Organization to destroy samples of the dangerous virus because of the slight risk it could trigger a global outbreak. The labs received the virus from a U.S. company that supplies kits used for quality control tests.
“The risk is low and we’ve taken appropriate action,” said Dr. Nancy Cox, chief of the influenza branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
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