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CDC Alerts Lancaster Authorities

Bubonic Plague Buyer Indicted By Ohio Grand Jury

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, May 29th, 1995

A grand jury in Lancaster, Ohio, indicted a man May 18, 1995 who illegally ordered freeze-dried bubonic plague bacteria through the mail.

The situation came to light when the bacteria supplier notified CDC they were suspicious of Harris' qualifications to handle the bacteria. CDC then notified local health authorities.

Prosecutor David Landefeld said Larry Wayne Harris is accused of receiving stolen property, forgery, falsification and unlawful possession of a dangerous substance. He was to be arraigned within a week of the indictment.

Harris, 43, was charged after buying three vials of freeze-dried Yersinia Pestis from American...

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