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Hundreds of vials of DEADLY viruses have gone missing from a lab

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Hundreds of vials of deadly viruses have gone missing from a lab in Queensland .

They include nearly 100 of hendra virus, 223 of which are extremely deadly for humans.

The samples went missing in 2021 but investigators only confirmed the breach in August 2023 .

Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls has now commissioned an independent investigation into how the samples could have been lost.

Scientists warn they could be weaponised - and this is 'not something an amateur does'.

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