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Development of Self-Powered Chemical and Biological Sensors

GlobalBiodefense: New types of smart materials that can respond to selective stimuli hold promise in the development of novel platforms for self-powered chemical and biological (CB) sensors that can sense and destroy threat agents.

September 11, 2014
| Filed under North America, Biological Weapons, Biosafety, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, and Research
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New Compound Inhibits Enzyme Crucial to MERS and SARS

GlobalBiodefense: Scientists at the University of Illinois, Chicago, have identified a compound that effectively inhibits an enzyme crucial to the viruses that cause Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

September 11, 2014
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Public Health, and Research
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Obama: U.S. military to provide equipment, resources to battle Ebola epidemic in Africa

TheWashingtonPost: President Obama said Sunday that the U.S. military will begin aiding what has been a chaotic and ineffective response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, arguing that it represents a serious national security concern. The move significantly ramps up the U.S. response and comes as the already strained military is likely to be called upon further Read More »

September 8, 2014
| Filed under Africa, Middle East, North America, Countermeasures, and International
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Obama says military will help fight Ebola outbreak in West Africa

September 8, 2014
| Filed under Biosafety and Countermeasures
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First Vaccine for Dengue Fever Shows Promise in 2nd Big Trial

(New York Times) An experimental vaccine against dengue fever being developed by Sanofi proved about 60 percent effective in its second large clinical trial. The results could clear the way for the introduction of the world’s first inoculation against the disease, which is mosquito-borne and becoming an increasing threat.