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More mistaken anthrax shipments than first reported: US military

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This undated image released by the US Department of Defense official web site, Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, shows Bacillus anthrax spores

Washington (AFP) - The US military said Wednesday a problem involving mistaken shipments of live anthrax is much worse than previously reported, with samples of the lethal bacteria sent to more than 50 laboratories.

Pentagon officials insisted there was no threat to public health but said the latest numbers showed live anthrax spores were shipped to 51 labs in 17 states and the capital Washington, as well as to Australia, Canada and a US base in South Korea.

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