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I'M CORPORAL JONATHAN HERRERA

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AND THIS IS YOUR D-O-D NEWS UPDATE.

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DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE BOB WORK

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SPOKE TO PENTAGON REPORTERS TODAY

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ON THE DEPARTMENT'S REVIEW OF D-O-D

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LAB PROCEDURES AND THE ONGOING

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ANTHRAX SHIPMENT INVESTIGATION

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LED BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL.

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MR. WORK SAID 51 PRIVATE LABS

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IN THE U-S, ONE IN THE DISTRICT OF

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COLUMBIA, AND THREE OVERSEAS,

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RECEIVED SUSPECT SAMPLES.

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THERE ARE NO SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED

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CASES OF ANTHRAX INFECTION AMONG

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ANY WORKERS IN ANY OF THE LABS THAT

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HAVE RECEIVED THESE SAMPLES OVER

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THE LAST TEN YEARS.

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AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE

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C-D-C TO ENSURE THAT ALL POSSIBLE

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SAFEGUARDS ARE TAKEN TO PREVENT

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EXPOSURE AT THE LABS IN QUESTION.

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AND THAT ANY WORKER THAT MIGHT

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HAVE HAD THE RISK OF EXPOSURE

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EVEN TO THESE LOW-CONCENTRATED

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SAMPLES THEY ARE CLOSELY MONITORED.