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Transcript for: Risk of Incomplete Inactivation of Pathogens--Anthrax
Example

Description: The timeframes and locations DOD sent anthrax throughout
the world.

Related GAO Work: GAO-16-642; High-Containment Laboratories: Improved
Oversight of Dangerous Pathogens Needed to Mitigate Risk

Released: September 2016


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DOD sent anthrax samples to 194 labs worldwide.

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The samples were labeled "inactivated" but they were live.

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marks the point of origin.]
A DOD lab in Utah...

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bottom): Japan, Canada, Germany, Norway, Australia, South Korea, United
Kingdom, Switzerland, and Italy. Red lines between the point of origin
and various endpoints.]
... sent the samples to 88 initial labs around the world.

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Then those labs sent the samples to an additional 106 labs. The total
number of other incidents is unknown for several reasons.

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Learn more in our report, GAO-16-642.

Sources: GAO analysis of Department of Defense (DOD) and Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. | GAO-16-642