# Lab leaks

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Podcast: [Dr. John Campbell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-john-campbell-7851784)
Published: 2026-07-22T18:30:00+00:00
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Accidentally on purpose https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accidentally-on-purpose WEF prepares for Disease X https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/preparing-for-a-disease-x/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Laboratory-acquired infections and pathogen escapes worldwide between 2000 and 2021 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(23)00319-1/fulltext Laboratory-acquired infections (LAIs), and accidental pathogen escape from laboratory settings (APELS), are major concerns for the community. A risk-based approach for pathogen research management, within a standard biosafety management framework is recommended, but is challenging. due to reasons such as inconsistency, in risk tolerance and perception. Here, we performed a scoping review, using publicly available, peer-reviewed journal and media reports, of LAIs and instances of APELS between 2000 and 2021. Laboratory-acquired infections (LAIs) 309 individuals, 94 reports for 51 pathogens. Eight fatalities 2·6% of all LAIs Neisseria meningitidis (n=3, 37·5%) Yersinia pestis (n=2, 25%) Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium (n=1, 12·5%) Ebola virus (n=1, 12·5%) Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (n=1, 12·5%) Accidental pathogen escape from laboratory settings (APELS) 16 APELS were reported Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) SARS-CoV Poliovirus Brucella spp (brucellosis zoonosis) Foot and mouth disease virus Influenza virus H5N1 Examples the discovery of historical variola virus ampoules in cold storage during a move of laboratories at the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, MD, USA in July, 2014 the shipment of live anthrax cultures from US Department of Defense laboratories following incomplete inactivation Lethal Infection o…

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