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CDC BSL-3 Lab Airflow Containment Questions Persist

by Global Biodefense Staff
June 13, 2012

In February, air from inside a potentially contaminated Centers for Disease Control (CDC) lab briefly blew outward into a “clean” corridor where a group of visitors weren’t wearing any protective gear which raised concern about exposure risks, according to internal e-mails reporting what happened.

The incident raised further questions as to biosafety operations at the CDC’s Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory, also known as CDC Building 18.

Read the rest of the story at USA Today.

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