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Misinformation undermines understanding of scientific development, says ANBio

(Sys-Con Media) The National Biosafety Association (ANBio), the most important Brazilian organization on biosafety, warned about the dissemination of research developed without appropriate scientific methodology, without statistical significance and elaborated in a rather biased way. Dr. Leila Oda, president of the organization, states that ideological positions can influence quite negatively the understanding of reputable scientific Read More »

September 24, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Research
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Sarepta Therapeutics’ Ebola and Marburg drugs granted ‘Fast Track’ status

(Examiner) Cambridge, Massachusetts biotechnology company, Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. announced Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have granted Fast Track status for the development of two of its drug candidates. According to a Sept. 18 Sarepta press release, the infectious disease drug candidates, AVI-7288 and AVI-7537, for the treatment of Marburg virus and Read More »

September 21, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Public Health, and Research
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FDA Spends $17 Million to Go After Pathogens Faster

(Food Safety News) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is spending $17 million on technology it hopes will be fast enough to catch fresh produce with pathogen contamination. FDA has awarded a five-year contract to Illumina Inc, a San Diego-based technology company involved in accelerating genetic research. Illumina will provide FDA with its MiSeq Read More »

September 20, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, and Public Health
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China and Vietnam battle H5N1 outbreaks

(CIDRAP) China today reported a large H5N1 outbreak at a duck farm in Guangdong province, a day after veterinary officials in Vietnam reported the virus struck poultry in Hoa Binh province, according to reports from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). The H5N1 outbreak in China started on Sep 11 at the farm in Read More »

September 20, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
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Dengue Fever on the rise in Costa Rica

(Inside Costa Rica) According to information from the Health Ministry, there have been 2,230 more cases of dengue this year than in 2011. Of the total cases, nine people have suffered from the more dangerous dengue hemorrhagic fever, three of which occurred in the Atlantic region, three others in the Sarapiqui area, two in Puntarenas Read More »