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Bio terror vaccine stockpile procurement questioned

(Government Security News) A House intelligence committee member and former Bush White House bio-terror official are questioning whether smallpox and anthrax vaccine stockpile efforts are being slowed by the Obama administration because of the costs. A May 10 letter from House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) to Nicole Lurie, assistant secretary for preparedness Read More »

May 24, 2012
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Researchers take virus-tracking software worldwide

(R & D Magazine) A biomedical informatics researcher who tracks dangerous viruses as they spread around the globe has restructured his innovative tracking software to promote even wider use of the program around the world.

May 24, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Europe, North America, Countermeasures, International, Public Health, and Research
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Army study: DNA vaccine and duck eggs protect against hantavirus disease

(US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases) Army scientists and industry collaborators have successfully protected laboratory animals from lethal hantavirus disease using a novel approach that combines DNA vaccines and duck eggs. The work appears in a recent edition of the online scientific journal PLoS ONE, published by the Public Library of Science.

May 24, 2012
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Public Health, and Research
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South Korea to Ramp up Biodefense Efforts

(Global Security Newswire) South Korea is preparing to ramp up efforts to defend against a possible disease-agent terror attack over the next half-decade, the Korea Times reported on Monday. Personnel from the South’s National Institute of Health held discussions with biodefense specialists on the project, according to a source. The agency aims to heighten development Read More »

May 23, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Anthrax, anthrax, everywhere…

(Scientific American) This past week brought news about another successful bioterrorism response drill, effectively delivering hypothetical medicines to protect the citizens of Baltimore from a hypothetical anthrax attack. Frankly, I always shake my head in dismay when I read of such preparedness exercises.