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CDC: Vials contain no trace of virus that causes smallpox
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PHILADELPHIA — Frozen vials labeled “Smallpox” that were discovered in a freezer at a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania “contain no trace of virus known to cause smallpox,” federal health offi
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Frozen vials marked "Smallpox" found in lab freezer in Pennsylvania, CDC says
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CDC: Vials contain no trace of virus that causes smallpox
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a discovery Tuesday evening of alleged "smallpox" vials in a Pennsylvania laboratory.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Federal health authorities on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of some frozen vials labeled "Smallpox" in a freezer at a facility in
Several vials labeled "smallpox" have been found at a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.
Several frozen vials labeled "smallpox" were incidentally discovered by a laboratory worker while cleaning out a freezer in a facility that conducts vaccine research in Pennsylvania
A batch of vials labeled “smallpox,” a deadly disease eradicated since the 1970s, was found in a freezer and immediately quarantined, the Centers for Disease Control told NBC10. An investigation into why they were there is underway.
PHILADELPHIA — Frozen vials labeled “Smallpox” that were discovered in a freezer at a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania “contain no trace of virus known to cause smallpox,” federal health offi
Vials labeled “smallpox” that were found at a Montgomery County lab did not contain the virus known to cause smallpox but instead contained the virus used in the smallpox vaccine, the CDC announced Thursday.
Vials labeled “smallpox” that were found at a Montgomery County lab did not contain the virus known to cause smallpox but instead contained the virus used in the smallpox vaccine, the CDC announced Thursday.
By Maggie Fox, CNN Vials found at a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania that were marked “smallpox” contained virus used to make the vaccine and not the virus that causes the disease, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
Frozen vials labeled “Smallpox” that were discovered in a freezer at a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania “contain no trace of virus known to cause smallpox,” federal health officials said.
Vials with “smallpox” labels found at a Pennsylvania lab contain the virus used in the vaccine and not the virus that causes the disease, officials said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday determined that vials found at a Pennsylvania facility this week with labels reading "smallpox" did not contain the virus that causes it.
