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The Effect of Anti-lethal Toxin Antibodies on Anthrax Mortality

(Clinicians’ Biosecurity News) The traditional mortality from inhalational anthrax at the beginning of the 20th century was often reported as 90%, but it was 45% following the 2001 anthrax letter attacks. This marked reduction in mortality likely occurred because of improvements in the care of critically ill patients. That a high mortality rate persists despite Read More »

April 16, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, Public Health, and Research
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“Food sector not a likey target for terrorism, despite easy access” says FBI

(Examiner.com) John Frank, weapons of mass destruction coordinator for the Mobile field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Kansas, said in his talk Monday evening in the Haley Center that “Although the food sector is not a likely target for terrorism, access to it would be easy”. Franks said this in context of Read More »

April 13, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Bioterrorism
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PharmAthene Presents Update on SparVax(TM) rPA Anthrax Vaccine Program

(Press Release) SparVax(TM) is being developed to meet the government’s need for an improved second generation anthrax vaccine that is safe, convenient, more cost-effective, and capable of providing rapid manufacturing scale-up in response to a national security emergency. New data based on a recent analysis of previous human clinical trial immunogenicity data and non-clinical animal Read More »

April 13, 2012
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, and Research
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Group outlines botulinum toxin treatment

(UPI.com) A U.S. working group made recommendations for medical and public health professionals if botulinum toxin is used as a biological weapon against civilians. Dr. Stephen S. Arnon of the Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program and colleagues at the California Department of Health Services, Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies, Johns Hopkins University Schools of Read More »

April 12, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Bioterrorism, Public Health, and Research
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Georgia militiamen plead guilty to explosives, weapons charges

(Government Security News) Thomas, the suspected ringleader of the group whose members are all over 60, was arrested last November on charges the militia group was planning to make the potent biotoxin ricin and use it, along with automatic rifles and bombs, to kill fellow citizens and government employees. Ray Adams, 65, and Samuel Crump, Read More »