No infections of people have been reported in South Korea, and officials said a sample had been sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta for identification.
Separately, the Pentagon on Friday added Japan to the list of countries which had received live anthrax samples, saying that a sample had been sent to the US military base of Camp Zama about 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Tokyo in 2005 and was destroyed in 2009.
Using our capture-recapture incidence calculations, we determined that before the vaccination recommendation, a sample had been sent to the National Reference Center for 40-50% of all IPD cases.
Officials say samples have been sent to laboratories in Delhi and Kolkata for further testing.
Hospital officials said blood samples had been sent to medical authorities in the capital, Kabul, for testing.
Yokohama mammoth samples have been sent to the private laboratory of the disgraced South Korean cloning expert Hwang who-suk, who is co-operating with Russian scientists with the specific aim of recreating mammoths.
The Algerian newspaper El Khabar reported that DNA samples had been sent to Algeria, where Mr. Abu Zeid was born and where some of his relatives live, but neither French nor Algerian officials have confirmed his death.
"Blood samples have been sent for laboratory testing to confirm whether or not this individual had contracted Ebola virus disease," the statement added.
A doctor who treated Mrs Khatib said her symptoms corresponded with organophosphate poisoning and that samples had been sent for testing.
Samples have been sent in from retailers, trading standards officials and the suppliers some councils use for their schools and care homes.
