Pentagon admits 24 US labs, 2 foreign states received live anthrax shipments | 30 May 2015 | The Pentagon has revised the number of instances in which live anthrax samples have "accidentally" been shipped both across US and abroad, and has announced a comprehensive review into the poor handling of the deadly bacteria. "As of now, 24 laboratories in 11 states and two foreign countries are believed to have received suspect samples," the Pentagon said in a statement. Earlier this week it was revealed that US Army's Dugway Proving Ground in Utah had shipped live anthrax to labs in nine states, and to a US military base in South Korea.