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...