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Fifty new Ebola cases, 25 deaths in West Africa – WHO
(Reuters) Fifty new cases of Ebola and 25 deaths have been reported in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea since July 3, as the deadly virus spreads in families, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. In a statement, the United Nations agency said that the latest figures from health ministries in the three countries Read More »
- July 9, 2014
- | Filed under Africa, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
Six vials of smallpox discovered in U.S. lab
(Science) Federal scientists last week discovered a half-dozen forgotten vials of smallpox virus while cleaning out a storage area on the campus of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. Variola, or smallpox, which killed hundreds of millions before it was declared eradicated in 1980 through a worldwide vaccination campaign, is legally stored Read More »
- July 9, 2014
- | Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Biosafety
CDC to create anthrax research database in Atlanta
(Atlanta Business Chronicle) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to establish a public database in Atlanta of the bacteria Bacullus anthracis, which cause the deadly disease anthrax.The agency has published a request-for-quote to hire a contractor for the project. The move comes just weeks after the CDC made world headlines when 75 workers Read More »
- July 9, 2014
- | Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
Future soldiers could be protected against germ warfare by genetically modified blood cells
(The Independent) Soldiers on future battlefields could be protected against germ warfare agents by having blood transfusions with genetically modified cells that can neutralise deadly biological toxins, scientists have found.
- July 7, 2014
- | Filed under Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, and Research
Five people in Hungary monitored for suspected anthrax infection
(Reuters) An infection of deadly anthrax has been identified in beef in eastern Hungary and five people are being monitored in hospital for suspected symptoms of the disease, the health authority ANTSZ said on Friday. It said the disease was identified in frozen beef after two cattle were illegally slaughtered in a farm in Tiszafured, Read More »
- July 7, 2014
- | Filed under Europe, Agents & Toxins, Agriculture, International, and Public Health