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Cdc.gov[Cdc.gov] As reported in the HAN notices of April 13 and April 15, the influenza A (H2N2) samples were included in laboratory proficiency testing panels distributed to U.S. and international laboratories from October 2004 through March 2005. Following full characterization of the influenza A isolate submitted to Canadian public health authorities, investigators recognized the virus in the proficiency testing kits as an influenza A (H2N2) virus that closely resembled the viruses circulating in 1957 and 1958;

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http://doctorfreeride.blogspot.com [Doctorfreeride.blogspot.com] Adventures in Ethics and Science: We send Canada mad hamburgers ...: Expanding on that point later, Gerberding said, "I'm sure it wasn't an inadvertent use because it's impossible to believe they did not know they were dealing with H2N2 .Our information right now is that Meridian created these proficiency test products knowing that the H2N2 viruses were in them."

Americantimes.blogharbor.com[Americantimes.blogharbor.com] American Times :: CDC Report: North American Outbreaks of Avian Flu: CDC issued interim guidance documents to limit the possibility of human infection with avian influenza viruses during such outbreaks in the United States. These documents are available on the CDC Web site and include Interim Recommendations for Persons with Possible Exposure to Avian Influenza During Outbreaks Among Poultry in the United States and Interim Guidance for Protection of Persons Involved in U.S. Avian Influenza Outbreak Disease Control and Eradication Activities.

Msnbc.msn.comhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com [Msnbc.msn.com] Labs rush to destroy killer virus - Cold & Flu - MSNBC.com: Cox said officials strongly doubt someone deliberately planted the dangerous germ. “It wouldn’t be a smart way to start a pandemic to send it to laboratories because we have people well trained in biocontainment,” she said.

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