A vial containing a potentially deadly strain of Guanarito virus, which can infect rodents and then be transferred to humans, has disappeared from a laboratory at the University of Texas.
Officials at the UT's Medical Branch in Galveston reported last week the vial had been locked inside a bio-hazard freezer within the UTMB campus. Officials are now notifying the public as a precaution. The vial had been locked inside a bio-hazard freezer within the UTMB campus.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was immediately contacted after campus laboratory officials realized one of the five stored vials was missing. Read more (Link)Vial of Deadly Virus Missing from Texas University Campus
A vial containing a potentially deadly strain of Guanarito virus, which can infect rodents and then be transferred to humans, has disappeared from a laboratory at the University of Texas.
Officials at the UT's Medical Branch in Galveston reported last week the vial had been locked inside a bio-hazard freezer within the UTMB campus. Officials are now notifying the public as a precaution. The vial had been locked inside a bio-hazard freezer within the UTMB campus.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was immediately contacted after campus laboratory officials realized one of the five stored vials was missing. Read more (Link)