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             US Bioterror Lab Director Resigns After Anthrax Scare

   by VOA News

   The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the director of
   the laboratory that released anthrax by mistake last month has left the
   agency.

   The CDC said Michael Farrell, the head of its Bioterror Rapid Response
   and Advanced Technology Laboratory, resigned Tuesday, after a mix-up in
   June potentially exposed dozens of people to the deadly bacteria.

   Potentially 80 government lab workers were exposed to anthrax when
   samples of the bacteria were released before they were deactivated.

   None of the lab workers has shown any sign of illness.

   Farrell led the CDC's bioterror lab in Atlanta starting in 2009. He was
   reassigned after the anthrax scare.

   An investigation into the incident revealed lax safety and security
   standards.
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