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wo «“ To: Washington Field From: Washington nial® Re: 279A-WF-222936-USAMRIID, 05/24/2005 mutant B. anthracis onto guinea pigs in the vet med cold suites. The pigs started dying. I cultured their blood and did a plasmid screen and found they had died from fully virulent pX01+, PX02+ B. anthracis. Animal caretakers had taken dead pigs and put them into the cold room. There was a lot of local decontamination in rooms, hallway, coldroom, but nothing was mentioned outside of this place. I am now forbidden from being a "cowboy." I can't think for myself, and I can't do anything without everybody up and down the line questioning me about it. I'm sure it's punishment..." be During an interview _on March 31, 2005, IVINS indicated that he had no concerns about competency as a laboratory worker, and his decision to surve’ rk area was not influenced by any perception that igent in| safety practices.**” However, IVI multiple email messages expressing views regarding performance in the laboratory which were quite contrary to’ his intervj lents. On August 20, 2001, IVINS commented_extensivel at performance in the laboratory. to make some Sterne spores last week, and to have them_ready for today. | didn't have any backup blood plates, and didn't inoculate the cultures until Friday. Today when the Leighton and Doi cu Ss were a total bust, S inside or outside the cette. [4 made some L&D medium and_inoculated some Ames culture asks, and they made spores fine. and I think that maybe messed up the salts been_having a lot of problems lately making_good spores. it seems] i £ na through the wo 6, 2001, IVINS wrote "more basically just a satisfactory a a