After several months of probe , local and federal authorities — including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — announced this week that they have detected infective agents like coronavirus , HIV , and hepatitis in a Fresno storage warehouse .
The warehouse was reportedly home to lab mouse , medical waste , and hazardous materials , according toNBC News , and the warehouse was referred to as an “ unlicensed laboratory ” in a statement by Fresno County Public Health Department assistant director Joe Prado . The warehouse was also home to medical gadget developed onsite , like covid-19 and maternity tests , and hundreds of mouse . The mercantile establishment reports that Fresno official euthanized 773 mice , while 175 were already found dead .
“ sure way of the storage warehouse were determine to contain several vessel of liquid and various apparatus , ” the motor inn text file say , as quoted by NBC News . “ Fresno County Public Health staff also keep profligate , tissue paper and other bodily mobile samples and serums ; and thousands of vials of untagged fluids and suspected biologic material . ”
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Aninspection orderfrom the wellness department dated April 21 lists the warehouse as being leased by Universal MediTech and Prestige Biotech , with the department trying to connect with the occupation owners since December 2022 . Court documents hold by NBC News revealed that Fresno authorities begin investigating the storage warehouse , located at 850 I Street in Reedley , California , on March 3 while all of the biological agent were destroyed by July 7 .
“ This is an unusual situation . I ’ve been in government for 25 years . I ’ve never find anything like this , ” said Nicole Sieba , Reedley City Manager , toYour Central Valley .
The health section ’s review order says that city officials documented report of inhumane treatment toward lab mice , which were apparently being used in covid-19 research . Likewise , Universal MediTech and Prestige Biotech were using and storing reagent on site that were imported from outside the U.S.—using these foreign chemicals demand a federal permit that the occupation proprietor did n’t have , according to the written document . The U.S. Food and Drug Administration , and the California Department of Public Health , Food and Drug Branch were also involved in the investigation .
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