Nobody Panic, but a Bunch of Deadly Virus Samples Are Missing From an Australian Lab

I don’t want to sound dramatic, but it seems an Australian lab is trying to get us all killed to the tune of 323 vials of misplaced deadly viruses.

….and you thought you had a bad day at work.

But yes, you heard that correctly. 323 vials of GET YOU VERY SICK AND DIE viruses, just POOF, gone.

I think the land down under has some ’splaining to do.

Fox News reports:

Hundreds of deadly virus samples are missing from a laboratory in Australia, the Queensland government announced on Monday.

The government has instructed Queensland Health — Australia’s public health department — to launch an investigation into what’s being described as a “major historical breach of biosecurity protocols,” according to the online media statement.

It was reported that 323 vials of multiple infectious viruses — including Hendra virus, Lyssavirus and Hantavirus — went missing from Queensland’s Public Health Virology Laboratory in August 2023.

Hendra is a zoonotic (animal-to-human) virus that has only been found in Australia.

Hantavirus is a family of viruses that can lead to serious illness and death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while Lyssavirus is a group of viruses that can cause rabies.

The lab where the samples went missing provides “diagnostic services, surveillance and research for viruses and mosquito and tick-borne pathogens of medical importance,” the release stated. 

It is not known whether the infectious samples were stolen or destroyed, the statement said, and there is “no evidence of risk to the community.”

NO RISK, MY HINEY.

Don’t you love how this incident happened in 2023 and we’re just now hearing about it? Like, “Oh, BTW, everything is either fine or mass chaos is about to break out, tee hee, sorry about that.”

I feel like I’ve heard this story before *cough* *cough* 2020 *cough*. Let’s not have a repeat, shall we?

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