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Worst foot and mouth disease outbreak in decade

(The Times of India) The outbreak of foot and mouth disease that spelt doom for cattle and farmers in 2013-14 was the worst attack recorded in the state during the past decade. Documents procured by TOI through RTI reveal that the livestock numbering 64,260 were infected and 6,100 deaths were reported in 2013. The magnitude Read More »

April 8, 2014
| Filed under South Asia, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
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Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in West Africa 151 Cases, 95 Deaths

(Infection Control Today) As of April 7, 2014, a cumulative total of 151 clinically compatible cases, including 95 deaths had officially been reported from Guinea. Laboratory investigations continue at the Institut Pasteur (IP) Dakar laboratory in Conakry (65 samples tested, of which 34 are positive by PCR for ebolavirus) and at the European Union Mobile Read More »

April 8, 2014
| Filed under Africa, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
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US Defense Department Spent $140M On Ebola Treatment Research — And They’re Getting Close

(International Business Times) The tragic Ebola outbreak in the African nation of Guinea in recent days is devastating to local communities but has presented a rare opportunity to advance the pursuit of a cure. The epidemic has cost the lives of 83 people so far out of 127 total cases reported. There are no approved Read More »

April 4, 2014
| Filed under Africa, North America, Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, Public Health, and Research
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Bag Found Under Gas Main Cover Tests Positive for Ricin

(NBC10 Philadelphia) A bag recovered last week from inside the cover of a gas main tested positive for ricin, investigators tell NBC10.com. On March 20, hazmat crews recovered a package from under the cover of a gas main on South New Street in Hatboro, Montgomery County — near the Byberry Road apartment of 19-year-old Nicholas Read More »

April 2, 2014
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Biocrimes, Biological Weapons, and Bioterrorism
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14 get infected with anthrax

(The Daily Star) At least 14 people have been infected with anthrax, a bacterial disease that spreads from cattle, at Raghunathpur village in Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj district. On information, a medical team from the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) visited the village on Tuesday and found them infected with the viral Read More »