Recent News

By Category: Agents & Toxins

Kent woman charged in White House anthrax hoax – Seattle Post Intelligencer

Kent woman charged in White House anthrax hoaxSeattle Post IntelligencerCOM STAFF A Kent woman has been charged with sending fake “anthrax letters” to the White House and King County government. Filing charges Wednesday, federal prosecutors in Seat…

April 14, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Bioterrorism
Share

Army Starts Clinical Testing of Ricin Vaccine

The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases on Wednesday announced the beginning of a clinical evaluation of a potential vaccine against the biological agent ricin (see GSN, April 16, 2010). The Phase 1 trial is intended to examine the safety of the ricin vaccine candidate and its capacity to produce an immune reaction Read More »

April 13, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, and Research
Share

Francisella Tularensis: Biology, Pathogenicity, Epidemiology, and Biodefense

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd’s new book “Francisella Tularensis: Biology, Pathogenicity, Epidemiology, and Biodefense” to their offering. This is the first book on tularemia. With the biodefense initiative, there has been a major boost by the NIH to fund studies on bioterrorism agents, including Francisella, which Read More »

April 4, 2011
| Filed under North America and Agents & Toxins
Share

Secondary and Tertiary Transmission of Vaccinia Virus from US Military Service Member

On March 11, 2010, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) was notified of a suspected case of vaccinia in a person who had been exposed to a military service member recently vaccinated against smallpox. NYSDOH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted an investigation to identify the source of infection Read More »

March 30, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Public Health
Share

USDA to Host Multi-Agency Public Meeting on Federal Select Agent Program

Mar 28, 2011 – USDA to Host Multi-Agency Public Meeting on Federal Select Agent Program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in collaboration with our federal partners, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau of Read More »