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Lab Safety

Media Statements
- 3/31/2016: Potential Laboratory-acquired Salmonella Infection at CDC
- 9/15/2015: Stephan Monroe Named CDC Associate Director for Laboratory Science and Safety
- 2/4/15: CDC Releases Report on Recent Lab Incident
- 12/24/2014: Lab Safety Report on Ebola Virus Transfer
- 8/15/14: CDC Progress on Laboratory Safety
- 7/24/14: New safety protocols in place, first CDC lab resumes transfer of inactivated materials out of high-containment laboratory
- 7/24/14: CDC announces the formation of an external laboratory safety workgroup
- 7/8/14: CDC media statement on newly discovered smallpox specimens
- 7/1/14: CDC update on potential anthrax exposure
- 6/19/14: CDC lab determines possible anthrax exposures: staff provided antibiotics/monitoring
Press Release
- 7/11/14: CDC Director releases after-action report on recent anthrax incident; highlights steps to improve laboratory quality and safety
Media Advisory
- 7/11/14: CDC Director releases after-action report on recent anthrax incident; highlights steps to improve laboratory quality and safety
Infographics
- 7/11/14: Timeline for Anthrax laboratory incident
- 7/11/14: Timeline for Influenza H5N1 laboratory incident
Press Briefing Transcript & Video
- 7/11/14: CDC Press Conference on laboratory quality and safety after recent lab incidents
Reports
- 2/4/2015: Report on Potential Exposure to Ebola Virus
- 8/15/14: Report on Cross-Contamination and Shipment of a Laboratory Specimen with Influenza Virus H5N1
- 7/11/14: Lab Incident Anthrax Report

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