Live #virus samples lost in major #Queensland lab breach
Nearly 100 live samples of the deadly #Hendra virus have been lost in a #biosecurity bungle at a state-run Queensland lab. It was revealed 323 virus samples went missing from #VirologyLaboratory in 2021 in a "major breach" of biosecurity protocol.
The material, which included samples of Hendra virus, #lyssavirus and #hantavirus, appears to have gone missing after a freezer storing the samples broke down.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-09/queensland-lab-breach-missing-vials-virus-health/104701198