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S. Korea to map out plan to counter bioterrorism

(Yonhap) South Korea plans to set up a five-year plan to better protect itself from possible biological terrorist attacks, the country’s public health and safety agency said Monday. The 2013-2017 plan calls for extensive research and development (R&D) to create vaccines and antidotes, quick detection and precise diagnosis of harmful agents, and the collection of Read More »

May 21, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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First-responders prepare for the worst

(Quad City Times) Hundreds of thousands of letters pass through the U.S. Postal Service’s processing facility in Milan each day. As part of the process, a biodetection system samples each piece of mail for anthrax. Should anthrax be detected, a plan is in place to handle the emergency and protect the lives of employees.

May 21, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biotechnology, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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With NATO in town, hospitals brace for bioterrorism

(Crain’s Chicago Business) While many downtown office workers worry about commuting headaches during the NATO summit, two Chicago hospital systems are prepared for far worse possibilities. The University of Chicago Medical Center and the Cook County Health and Hospitals System will both have decontamination areas set up outside their buildings to treat victims of potential Read More »

May 18, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, Bioterrorism, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Feds Offer $150000 Reward for White Powder Sender

(NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth) The FBI and U.S. postal inspectors are offering a $150,000 reward for information about the person who has mailed at least 380 white powder letters to schools, churches and businesses in North Texas and around the world since 2008. All the type-written letters have been postmarked from North Texas and have Read More »

May 17, 2012
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, and Policy & Initiatives
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Exposed to Anthrax? In the Future, Your Shirt Could Provide Early Warning

(Nextgov) The Pentagon wants clothing and industrial paint to be built with covert chemical warfare detectors, so that it can better anticipate threats such as anthrax, a defense solicitation reveals. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the unit charged with reducing threats from biological warfare and nuclear weapons, is expressing “significant interest in materials that physically Read More »