The Canadian Brucellosis Incident

By Paul Langan

A thrilling short story by Paul Langan. He recounts an event based on his time working for the federal government in Canada.
A freezer full of brucella cultures, left over from the 1940s - 50s biological weapons development in Canada, was shipped from Saskatoon to Lethbridge. What happened that night in 1995 has never been told until now.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Paul Langan
• Release date: Nov 30, 2022
• ISBN: 9781998829040

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THE

CANADIAN BRUCELLOSIS INCIDENT

September 14th, 1995 - Seven

Persons Alberta

PAUL LANGAN

Photograph preceding page -

Seven Persons Cemetery today - credit Jacky Lam @moleculestudioyyc

Thanks to Catherine Muss for taking the time to beta read this short story. Thanks to my wife Debra and family for their ongoing support.

ISBN: 978-1-998829-02-6

THE CANADIAN BRUCELLOSIS INCIDENT

Copyright 2022 Paul Langan

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

THE PHONE CALL

BACKGROUND ON BRUCELLOSIS DURING WWII

BRUCELLOSIS DISEASE SYMPTOMS

BACK AT WORK

SASKATOON - THE TRIP BEGINS

TERROR AT SEVEN PERSONS ALBERTA

ARRIVE AT LETHBRIDGE

EPILOGUE

ADDITIONAL BOOKS BY PAUL LANGAN

INTRODUCTION

If you ask the Canadian government if this event happened, they will deny it. The shipment of these types of infectious materials, especially in large quantities, was and is kept secret for reasons of national security.

I have changed names of the people involved to protect their identities and added some parts to the story to make it more interesting.

I am telling this short story in the first person just as it unfolded two years into starting work at Agriculture Canada in the Canadian federal government.

For people reading this story it may be hard to believe that this could have happened in Canada in 1995.

My job was an occupational health and safety coordinator. I was responsible for putting a safety program in place to ensure our government inspectors, veterinarians and other employees would not be injured in the workplace. Often our employees worked on third party premises not controlled by