A brief history of lab leaks of dangerous pathogens

Partially SupportedThere have been serious lab leaks of dangerous pathogens, including anthrax and SARS.

Partially SupportedLab leaks of viruses from laboratories have a significant precedent throughout the modern era of microbiology.

Partially SupportedThe term 'lab leak' in virology is not a single theory but encompasses a range of possibilities, from field researchers being infected and bringing samples back to a laboratory, to laboratory researchers becoming infected via aerosol transmission, or even the possibility of genetically modified viruses escaping.