French scientists: We've lost SARS virus vials
Published: 14 Apr 2014 18:14 GMT+02:00
Updated: 14 Apr 2014 18:14 GMT+02:00
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France?s distinguished Institut Pasteur, which was among the first to isolate HIV in the 1980s, admitted on Monday that it has lost some 2,349 vials containing samples of the deadly SARS virus.
During a recent inventory researchers realized the vials were unaccounted for and so called in France?s drug and health safety agency "l'Agence nationale de s?curit? du m?dicament et des produits de sant?" to help with the search, according to a statement from Institut Pasteur
The drug and health safety people spent four days, from April 4th-12th, doing an ?in depth? investigation at the unnamed lab in question and came up empty handed as well.
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?The tubes concerned have no infectious potential,? according to the statement. ?Independent experts referred by health authorities have qualified the risk as ?nil? in regards to available evidence and literature on the survival of the SARS virus.?
Published: 14 Apr 2014 18:14 GMT+02:00
Updated: 14 Apr 2014 18:14 GMT+02:00
...
France?s distinguished Institut Pasteur, which was among the first to isolate HIV in the 1980s, admitted on Monday that it has lost some 2,349 vials containing samples of the deadly SARS virus.
During a recent inventory researchers realized the vials were unaccounted for and so called in France?s drug and health safety agency "l'Agence nationale de s?curit? du m?dicament et des produits de sant?" to help with the search, according to a statement from Institut Pasteur
The drug and health safety people spent four days, from April 4th-12th, doing an ?in depth? investigation at the unnamed lab in question and came up empty handed as well.
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?The tubes concerned have no infectious potential,? according to the statement. ?Independent experts referred by health authorities have qualified the risk as ?nil? in regards to available evidence and literature on the survival of the SARS virus.?
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