A&M Regents OK $1 Million Payment To Restart Biodefense Program
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(February 26, 2008)--The Texas A&M System Board of Regents has agreed to a $1 million payment to the U.S. government as a step toward restarting a biodefense program.

The approval came Tuesday.

A&M's bioweapons program was suspended in 2007 after a review found poor safety practices, shoddy record-keeping and lack of proper training at campus labs.

One worker became infected with Brucella in 2006 and three others were exposed to Q fever.

Both diseases are rarely fatal in humans, but can cause high fever and flulike symptoms.

A&M president Elsa Murano has said the money will come from research compliance funds.

The school expects a March visit from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of the reinstatement effort.

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