The Pentagon last night admitted that one of its laboratories may accidentally have sent live anthrax to Britain. Technicians sent samples to a UK research facility without making sure the spores had been killed with radiation, officials said. The lab, run by British staff, has not been identified and no details have been released about how the samples were transported. The US Department of Defence claimed there was ‘no known risk’ to the public and an ‘extremely low risk’ to lab workers. But biosafety experts have sharply criticised the error and called for better precautions. The samples were shipped from Dugway army base which tests chemical weapons in a remote area of the Utah desert.A Pentagon laboratory may have sent live anthrax to Britain, it emergedSamples sent without making sure spores had been killed with radiationAnthrax can be deadly unless a patient is given large doses of antibioticsUS Department of Defence claimed there was 'no known risk' to the public
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