[CPEO-MEF] BIODEFENSE: Tularemia at Ft. Detrick (MD)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Army: Broken procedures led to lab infection


By Megan Eckstein
Frederick News Post (MD)
April 7, 2010

An Army lab at Fort Detrick said Tuesday it did not follow proper 
procedures last November when a researcher infected herself with the 
tularemia bacteria.

The researcher at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious 
Diseases was exposed to the bacteria between Nov. 13 and 17, and 
USAMRIID's health team did not realize she may have contracted the 
disease until Dec. 1.

A USAMRIID summary report states the researcher did not follow lab 
procedure for disposing of her work materials, had not been immunized 
for tularemia, was not wearing proper safety attire given the lack of 
immunization and did not alert the proper offices when she called in 
sick to work.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=103402

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