* Ivins October 2001 Report produced today: “Effect of Formaldehyde on the Potency of RPA Vaccine in Rabbits”

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* Dr. Ivins explained in late October 2001 to media that Ames strain was sent in small volume spore suspensions or in small vials of frozen broth

* Dr. Ivins was upset that a media report had reported that USAMRIID had “weaponized” the Ames strain “INCREDIBLE!!!!”, he wrote

* Dr. Ivins had no record of it being sent to ATCC as a New Yorker reporter had been told (ATCC shared facilities with GMU)

 

 

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* The Research Progress Report Form attached to a September 20, 2001 email explains that rabbits (immunized at Covance) will be challenged with anthrax spores in October [2001]; the challenge was done in Ivins B3 after the rabbits were shipped on or about September 24, 2001