October 25, 2005
Governor Granholm, in appreciation to lab employees for their service to the
citizens of the state of Michigan, paid a surprise visit to the Department of
Community Health’s Laboratory. Workers here were instrumental in testing
hundreds of potential anthrax specimens in the days following September 11,
2001.
Lab staff continue to test unknown potential terrorist-created specimens on
a weekly basis. In addition to these difficult cases, they conduct daily tests
for outbreaks of West Nile Virus, influenza, tuberculosis, and other infectious
diseases that pose a threat to the residents of Michigan.
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