One rhesus macaques at Tulane National Primate Research Center were exposed to Burkholderia pseudomallei , a deadly bacteria . They were exposed even though the bacterium was being studied in a secure lab in another part of the 500-acre Louisiana research complex . At least nine employee tested positive 'just at the threshold ' Initial tests indicate that it has not spread to surrounding areas - which include a school and homes - but further tests are required . The potentially deadly bacterium , Burkholderia pseudomallei , is not found in the U.S. and can be contracted through contact with contaminated areas .
At least nine rhesus macaques at Tulane National Primate Research Center were exposed to Burkholderia pseudomallei , a deadly bacteria . They were exposed even though the bacterium was being studied in a secure lab in another part of the 500-acre Louisiana research complex . One employee tested positive 'just at the threshold ' Initial tests indicate that it has not spread to surrounding areas - which include a school and homes - but further tests are required . The potentially deadly bacterium , Burkholderia pseudomallei , is not found in the U.S. and can be contracted through contact with contaminated areas .