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om nA NA a . FD-302a (Rev. 10-6-95) 279A-WF-222936-LAB; 279A-WF-222936-302 the second week of April, 2002. subsequently ordered a bacteriological contamination survey inside biocontainment Suite B-3 in or pril 11/12, 2002 which was conducted by DR IVINS independently and without command staff approval conducted a bacteriological contamination survey of selected "clean" areas around the outside of Suite B-3 and_in his ersonal office space. DR. IVINS subsequently reported to in or around April 15/16, 2002 that samples he took on his own were viable in culture and appeared to be Ba. These samples were sent for further definitive diagnostic testing. Subsequent testing of approximately sixty (60) samples identified sixteen (16) samples suspected to be Ba. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) analysis was conducted on these sixteen (16) samples which identified eleven (11) as containing both pX01 & pX02 plasmids and one (1) putatively positive for just the pxX02 plasmid. No explanation could be given why the other four samples were not PCR positive? TO omen Q b6 informed writer that approximately another pre 1200 samples were to be taken as part of a bacteriological contamination survey of numerous "hot" and "cold" areas of USAMRIID. Those results would be available April 21, 2002. 2 At roximatel :00 p.m. writer along wi a met with asked by writer to recap the events to date. account of events surrounding the contamination problem was_similar to although additional details were provided. [_ | advised that the two individuals [id who reported the "spill" were medically evaluated by physicians at USAMRIID and had nasal swabs specimens to evaluate potential exposure. nasal _swab tested positive for a few spores in the nasal cavity whilel ————sdS tested negative. vere both started on antibiotic prophylaxis as a medical security measure although both were currently immunized to prevent Ba infection. In addition,[_ sd advised that the only samples that turned up positive for Ba were from DR. IVINS. oes was perplexed by this finding because DR. IVINS was surveyin putative "cold" areas and doing so without permission. stated that the command staff was very upset with DR. IVINS actions. also advised that subsequent rounds of testing were going to be conducted on April 19-20, 2002 and would be conducted by individuals from both USAMRIID and the Edgewood Facility, was