Report: CDC not properly securing bioterror agents

Laboratories at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been repeatedly cited in private government audits for failing to properly secure potential bioterror agents such as anthrax and plague and not training employees who work with them, according to “restricted” government watchdog reports obtained by USA Today.

“These weaknesses could have compromised (the CDC’s) ability to safeguard select agents from accidental or intentional loss and to ensure the safety of individuals,” according to a 2010 report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general. http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/20130225report-cdc-not-properly-securing-bioterror-agents.html

Article courtesy of AZCentral.com by Alison Young /USA Today