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How cholera-causing bacteria respond to pressure

(EurekAlert) Cholera remains common in non-industrialized parts of the world today. It persists in part because V. cholera, the bacteria that causes the disease, is able to survive in diverse environments ranging from the intestinal lumen, to fresh water, to estuaries, to the sea. A study in The Journal of General Physiology provides new insights Read More »

June 25, 2013
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Middle East, North America, International, and Research
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Basilea awarded contract by BARDA of up to USD 89 million for the development of its novel antibiotic BAL30072

(MarketWired) BAL30072 current multiple ascending dose study reached maximum tolerated dose Further development, including combination studies with carbapenems, planned under BARDA agreement Basel, Switzerland, June 25, 2013 – Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. (SIX: BSLN) announced today that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a division within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Read More »

June 25, 2013
| Filed under Europe, North America, Countermeasures, International, and Research
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Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – update

(WHO) The Ministry of Health (MoH) in Saudi Arabia has announced two additional laboratory-confirmed cases and a death in a previously confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). One case is a 41 year-old female from Riyadh who had contact with a confirmed case. The other case is a 32 year-old male from Read More »

June 24, 2013
| Filed under Africa, Europe, Middle East, North America, International, and Public Health
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The Global Polio Eradication Initiative Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) Program — 1999–2013

(CDC) In 1988, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) was established through a partnership between the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, CDC, and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). By 2012, the annual incidence of polio had decreased by >99%, compared with 1988, and the number of countries in which wild poliovirus (WPV) circulation Read More »

June 21, 2013
| Filed under Africa, Middle East, North America, Countermeasures, International, and Public Health
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US, S. Korea holding joint bioterrorism exercise

(StarsAndStripes) U.S. and South Korean officials will hold their third annual joint anti-bioterrorism exercise this week in Seoul, a sprawling mega-city of more than 10 million residents that some fear could someday become a target of an attack. “Seoul is the capital of South Korea, and there are so many people in this city, so Read More »