Laboratory Can’t Explain Deadly Bacteria Release

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A dangerous and deadly bacteria has been released from a high-security laboratory in Louisiana.

The release of Burkholderia pseudomallei from the Tulane National Primate Research Center has been the subject of investigations by multiple federal and state organizations but none has been able to explain the cause of the release or even how much bacteria has contaminated the land in the area.

The lab, 35 miles north of New Orleans, is just the latest safety breach at some of the biggest laboratories in the nation.  

“The fact that they can’t identify how this release occurred is very concerning,” Richard Ebright, a biosafety expert from Rutgers University, told USA Today.

The scientists at the lab say that four monkeys that were never used in the experiments have been confirmed to have exposure to the virus.  A federal investigator became ill after visiting the facility and tested positive for the virus.  The scientist will make a full recovery.

“We’re taking this extraordinarily seriously. It’s very disturbing to us,” said Andrew Lackner, director of the Tulane primate center. “Right from the beginning we’ve spent an enormous amount of time trying to figure out how this could have happened.”

Lackner says there is no public health threat.

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