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Contaminated sausages ‘kill 12 people’ in Denmark listeria outbreak

(The Independent) A listeria outbreak caused by contaminated sausages is believed to have caused the deaths of at least 12 people in Denmark. Officials traced the deadly bacteria back to a meat producer in Hedehusene, near Copenhagen.

August 13, 2014
| Filed under Europe, Agents & Toxins, Biosafety, and Public Health
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Florida man admits producing, selling ricin

(Miami Herald) A Florida man pleaded guilty Tuesday to producing and selling ricin and abrin and sending some of the deadly toxin overseas to a woman who wanted to kill her mother. Jesse William Korff, 19, pleaded guilty in federal court in New Jersey to several counts of producing, developing, possessing and smuggling the toxins Read More »

August 13, 2014
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Biocrimes
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WHO OKs use of experimental drugs for Ebola patients in West Africa

(Los Angeles Times) A World Health Organization panel advised Tuesday that it was ethical to use experimental, non-approved drugs to combat the Ebola virus in West Africa, and that five such treatments were being considered for “compassionate use”. “There was unanimous agreement among the experts,” said Dr. Marie-Paule Kieny, assistant director general of health systems Read More »

August 13, 2014
| Filed under Africa, North America, Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, International, and Public Health
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Expert Panel to Consult on Ebola – NYTimes.com

August 7, 2014
| Filed under Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, and International
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Common tuberculosis vaccine can be used to prevent infection as well as disease – Medical News Today

August 7, 2014
| Filed under Agents & Toxins and Research
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