Biological Agents Released at Dugway Proving Ground

Date Simulant* Agent ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1945 ..... BG ................. 1949 ..... BG ................. 1951........................... Coxiella burnetii ............................... Psittacosis virus 1952 .......................... Pasteurella pestis (avirulant ............................... Strain A-1122) ............................... Brucella suis ............................... Pasteurella tularensis ............................... Brucella suis, B. melitensis ............................... Brucella suis ............................... Brucella suis ............................... Coxiella burnetii ............................... Coxiella burnetii ............................... Pasteurella ............................... Clostridium botulinum toxin 1953 .......................... Pasteurella tularensis .......... BG, SM, FP, AF ..... .......... BG ................. 1954 ..... BG, FP ............. ............................... Bacillus anthracis .......... BG ................. .......... BG, FP ............. 1954-55 ....................... Brucella suis 1954-56 ....................... Bacillus anthracis 1954 .......................... Brucella suis ............................... ............................... Pasteurella tularensis 1955 ..... BG ................. ............................... Brucella suis ............................... ............................... Brucella suis ............................... Coxiella burnetii ............................... Brucella suis 1955-56 ....................... Bacillus anthracis 1955 ..... BG, FP ............. .......... BG ................. .......... BG, FP, SM ......... 1955-56... BG ................. 1956 ..... SM ................. .......... BG, FP ............. 1957 ..... BG, FP ............. ............................... Bacillus anthracis 1957-58 .. BG ................. ............................... 1957-59 ....................... Pasteurella tularensis 1957 .......................... Pasteurella tularensis 1958 .......................... Pasteurella tularensis .......... BG, SM ............. .......... SM, BG ............. .......... BG, SM ............. 1959 .......................... Bacillus anthracis ............................... Pasteurella tularensis ............................... Coxiella burnetii 1959-60 .. BG, SM ............. 1960-62 ....................... Pasteurella tularensis 1960 .......................... Pasteurella tularensis ............................... Botulinum toxin ............................... Bacillus anthracis ............................... Coccidioides 1961-62 ....................... Coxiella burnetii ............................... 1961 ..... BG ................. 1962-63 .. BG ................. ............................... Pasteurella tularensis ............................... Pasteurella tularensis ............................... Coccidioides .......... TALC ............... .......... BG ................. ............................... Coccidioides uranine ............................... Coxiella burnetii 1963 ..... BG ................. ............................... Pasteurella tularensis ............................... ............................... Pasteurella tularensis .......... FP.................. ............................... 1963-64 .. BG.................. ............................... Coccidioides 1964 ..... Uranine Dye ........ 1965 .......................... Pasteurella tularensis 1966 .......................... Pasteurella tularensis ............................... ............................... Pasteurella tularensis 1967 ..... BG ................. ............................... Pasteurella tularensis ............................... Coxiella burnetii .......... Lipstick ...........   ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ BG - Bacillus globigii (Bacillus subtilis var niger) SM - Serratia marcescens AF - Asperhillus fumigatus FP - Fluorescent particle

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