Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Up to a dozen U.S. scientists may have been exposed to misplaced Ebola sample at CDC lab in Atlanta

  • Technician working in the secure laboratory mistakenly put an Ebola sample in a place where it was transferred to another lab
  • Up to a dozen people in the area are being assessed for exposure risks
  • The technician at greatest risk had not yet developed symptoms, but will be monitored for 21 days
  • There was no possible exposure outside the secure laboratory and no exposure or risk to the public
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    Up to a dozen workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Atlanta campus may have been exposed to a misplaced sample of the Ebola virus
    Up to a dozen workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Atlanta campus may have been exposed to a misplaced sample of the Ebola virus

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