> http://www.thememoryblog.org/archives/000588.html > > Infectious Disease Research in and Around New > Orleans > Summary: At the very least, there are two Level-3 > biolabs in New Orleans and a cluster of three in > nearby Covington. They have been working with > anthrax, mousepox, HIV, plague, etc. There are > surely other labs in the city. > > > Here's a great tip for all reporters looking for a > completely new - and extremely important - angle on > the situation in New Orleans. As far as I can tell, > no one has yet mentioned the biological research > labs located in and around NOLA. For example, in > nearby Covington, Tulane University runs the Tulane > National Primate Research Center, a cluster of > Level-3 biological labs containing around 5,000 > monkeys, most of which are housed in outdoor cages. > According to an article in Tulane University > Magazine, "The primary areas of focus today at the > Tulane National Primate Research Center are > infectious diseases, including biodefense related > work, gene therapy, reproductive biology and > neuroscience. The Tulane primate center is playing a > key role in the federal strategic plan for > biodefense research." [Google cache | Memory Hole > mirror.] > > So what happened to these diseased monkeys living > outside in cages? Granted, Covington didn't get hit > nearly as hard as NOLA, but it still got hit. > > According to the Sunshine Project, which digs up > grant proposals and other primary documents from the > US biowarfare effort, "Tulane scientists are working > with anthrax, plague, and other biological weapons > agents." [read more] > > And how much of this kind of research was going on > within New Orleans itself? Apparently quite a bit. > > -- Louisiana State University's Medical School has a > Level-3 biolab in the Clinical Sciences Research > Building located at 533 Bolivar Street. According to > grant applications, LSU's facility was the site of > research involving anthrax and > genetically-engineered mousepox. And that's just > what we know about. > > -- The State of Louisiana has a Level-3 biolab in > New Orleans. [see this PDF document] > > -- It seems highly likely that an institution the > size of Tulane has biolabs in New Orleans itself, > not just Covington. > > -- Then there's the University of New Orleans, > Loyola University, Xavier University of Lousiana, > and others. I don't know whether they've been > engaged in bioresearch or have high-level biolabs, > but it'd be worth finding out. > > -- And let's not forget the New Orleans Medical > Complex, which contains over 40 blocks of hospitals > and biomedical research facilities. According to > this website, it's been severely flooded. > > So with all the known and probable Level-3 biolabs > in and around New Orleans, what's happened to the > infected animals? Are they free and roaming? Are > they dead, with their diseased bodies floating in > the flood waters? And what about the cultures and > vials of the diseases? Are they still secure? Are > they being stolen? Were they washed away, now > forming part of the toxic soup that coats the city? > > And take a look at this. The Centers for Disease > Control and Prevention (CDC) has a "Select Agents > Program" for any facility that handles highly > dangerous germs, including Ebola, Marburg, ricin, > avian flu, and anthrax. At the top of their website > is the following notice: > ---------------------------------- > Announcement for Entities Impacted by Hurricane > Katrina > > Entities that are registered with the Select Agent > Program who have been impacted by Hurricane Katrina > may contact the CDC Select Agent Program for > guidance on actions that should be taken to transfer > Select Agents to another registered entity or report > the theft, loss, or release of select agents that > might have occurred due to storm damage. The CDC > Select Agent Program will expedite any special > requests from registered entities as a result of > Hurricane Katrina. Contact the Program via email at > lr...@cdc.gov, phone at 404-498-2255, fax at > 404-498-2265, or call your designated CDC > representative. > ---------------------------------- > You can see it here. > > > I encourage journalists to pursue these worthwhile > questions. Edward Hammond of the Sunshine Project > helped greatly with this post, and if reporters > would like some more background on this, they should > contact him here.
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