That daft CDC is up to its old , potentially black - virus - diffuse trick again . But instead ofanthraxordengue , this time , the Centers for Disease Control land a mortal strain of bird flu into its revolving cast of highly contractable persona . While rushing to get to a get together , a CDC scientistaccidentally corrupt a tamer strain of razz flu with a far more mortal one — and then sent it out to another unsuspecting lab . Whoops .
This most recent set of hijinks engage place at CDC Prevention military headquarters in Atlanta in January , when a lab scientist accidentally mixed the two samples , send what should have been a benignant ( at least to humans ) tenor of the computer virus to another lab . Except , you bed , it was n’t . So when that very same virus concoction was given to some unsuspecting chickens as part of a USDA study in March , and all those chickens proceeded to immediately die , the USDA functionary knew something was n’t ripe .
The CDC research lab responsible for the deadly sundry sample then substantiate that , yes , that computer virus was in reality wildly grievous but separate , well , no one . Until June , that is , when a second lab reported a exchangeable problem and CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden was last notified .
Apparently , the lab scientist who had originally contaminate the sample distribution discharge what should have been 90 minutes of work ( with both the meek and venomous viruses ) in 51 moment , in an endeavour to make the high noon meeting . Whether that meeting in reality did begin as schedule , though , remains inconclusive .
To the CDC ’s credit rating , “ the viral mixing was at all times contained in specialised laboratories and was never a scourge to the public , ” according to an inner report . But thenthat ’s what they said last time , too . Andthe clip before that . Here ’s to hopingEbola ’s not next . [ AP ]
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