CDC report investigates possible anthrax exposure in lab

April 11, 2005—A new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) summarizes the investigation of possible inadvertent exposure to Bacillus anthracis spores at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI), where workers were evaluating the immune response of mice to B. anthracis.

The findings underscore the importance of using appropriate biosafety practices and performing adequate sterility testing when working with material believed to contain inactivated B. anthracis organisms, according to the CDC.

Inadvertent Laboratory Exposure to Bacillus anthracis—California, can be found on the CDC site.