(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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