Army lab loses samples of Bio Weapon
source: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/04/ft-detricks-bug
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Vials of a potentially harmful pathogen have gone missing at Fort Detrick, the US Army’s main biodefense lab.
The Washington Post reports the virus usually causes only “a mild flulike illness” — although “brain inflammation and death” are possible, too. “It has potential for use as a biological weapon but is far less lethal than some other agents the lab works with.”
This isn’t anthrax, it’s a relatively non-lethal biological agent. Yes, it is highly infectious and easily aerosolized.
Sounds suspiciously like another flu virus doesn't it.
The Washington Post reports the virus usually causes only “a mild flulike illness” — although “brain inflammation and death” are possible, too. “It has potential for use as a biological weapon but is far less lethal than some other agents the lab works with.”
This isn’t anthrax, it’s a relatively non-lethal biological agent. Yes, it is highly infectious and easily aerosolized.
Sounds suspiciously like another flu virus doesn't it.
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Swine flu anyone?
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