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Bioterrorism public health superbug

(Homeland Security News Wire) A new kind of single-dose vaccine that comes in a nasal spray and does not require refrigeration could dramatically alter the public health landscape — get more people vaccinated around the world and address the looming threats of emerging and re-emerging diseases. Researchers presented the latest design and testing of these Read More »

April 1, 2014
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, and Research
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A New Killer Virus in China?

(Science/AAAS) In June 2012, three men removing slag from a derelict copper mine in southwestern China fell ill with severe pneumonia and died. Six months later, researchers went spelunking in the mine—an artificial cave hewn from a hillside—in search of pathogens. After taking anal swabs from bats, rats, and musk shrews living in the cave, Read More »

March 25, 2014
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Countermeasures, International, and Research
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Ebola Victims Face 90% Death Risk; Drugs Start to Emerge

(Bloomberg) Almost 40 years after Ebola emerged from the jungles of Africa as one of the world’s most lethal diseases, scientists are beginning to close in on treatments that may be able to stop the virus. People who are at risk of infection have little protection for now against a virus that kills as many Read More »

March 25, 2014
| Filed under Africa, Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, International, and Public Health
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Bioterrorism Simulations Educate Unprepared Healthcare Workers

(Liberty Voice) Simulated exercises of bioterrorism events are now being used to educate and build confidence in healthcare workers. Multiple evaluations have thus far found many doctors and nurses do not feel ready to handle a bioterrorism event. Therefore it is hoped that these hands-on simulations will educate and prepare healthcare workers on how to Read More »

March 19, 2014
| Filed under Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, and Public Health
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FDA Moves To Head Off Food Terrorism

(Here & Now) In the wake of September 11th, the U.S. government spent years and billions of dollars fortifying various industries against possible terrorist attacks. Now, the Food and Drug Administration is tackling the issue. The agency is currently crafting rules with the intent to strengthen vulnerable sections of the food system.