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  • Labs Urged to Destroy Pandemic Flu Strain

    04/12/2005 3:41:03 PM PDT · by blogblogginaway · 58 replies · 1,731+ views
    MyWay via Drudge ^ | Apr 12, 2005 | via drudge
    Labs Urged to Destroy Pandemic Flu Strain Email this Story Apr 12, 6:17 PM (ET) By EMMA ROSS LONDON (AP) - Thousands of scientists were scrambling Tuesday at the urging of global health authorities to destroy vials of a pandemic flu strain sent to labs in 18 countries as part of routine testing. The rush, urged by the World Health Organization, was sparked by a slim, but real, risk that the samples, could spark a global flu epidemic. "The risk is relatively low that a lab worker will get sick, but a large number of labs got it and if...