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Bangladesh: anthrax outbreak total now at 30

EXAMINER — A district civil surgeon in Sirajganj, Bangladesh confirmed Sunday that there are now 30 confirmed cases of anthrax in the district. Dr. Najimuddin Khan said that the newest cases are related to an outbreak of the bacterial disease that started a few days ago. Continue reading on Examiner.com Bangladesh: anthrax outbreak total now Read More »

May 31, 2011
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, South Asia, Agents & Toxins, and Public Health
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Global warming threatens anthrax cattle burial areas in Russian Arctic

RIA NOVOSTI (Russia) — Global warming can uncover and expose anthrax cattle burial sites in the Arctic and cause the spread of dangerous infections, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry warned on Wednesday. “Climatic anomaly impacts on permafrost zones, enhances the danger of exposing anthrax cattle burial grounds,” a ministry spokesman said. There are more than 100,000 anthrax Read More »

May 25, 2011
| Filed under Europe and Agents & Toxins
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Equine herpes virus outbreak spooks horse owners

LOS ANGELES TIMES — A highly contagious airborne virus has killed or led to the euthanization of at least seven horses this month and sown fear in equine circles across the Western states. The equine herpes virus-1 outbreak was traced to an event in Ogden, Utah, between April 18 and May 3 and has spread Read More »

May 25, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Agriculture
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After US Pressure, Smallpox Wins Reprieve Again

AAAS – The smallpox virus, on death row for decades, has been given another stay of execution. The World Health Assembly (WHA), an annual meeting of health ministers in Geneva, decided today to defer the debate about destruction of the remaining virus stocks until 2014. Opposition against retaining the pathogen has been building in recent Read More »

May 25, 2011
| Filed under Europe, North America, Agents & Toxins, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly closes after passing multiple resolutions

24 May 2011 — The Sixty-fourth World Health Assembly concluded on Tuesday afternoon. The Assembly spent eight days working through a broad agenda. In the end, 28 resolutions and three decisions were adopted to guide the upcoming work of WHO and to address priority global health issues.