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Ebola hemorrhagic Fever associated with novel virus strain, Uganda, 2007-2008.

Ebola hemorrhagic Fever associated with novel virus strain, Uganda, 2007-2008. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jul;16(7):1087-92 Authors: Wamala JF, Lukwago L, Malimbo M, Nguku P, Yoti Z, Musenero M, Amone J, Mbabazi W, Nanyunja M, Zaramba S, Opio A, Lutwama JJ, Talisuna AO, Okware SI During August 2007-February 2008, the novel Bundibugyo ebolavirus species was identified Read More »

July 6, 2010
| Filed under Africa, Public Health, and Research
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Vaccinia Virus Infection After Sexual Contact with a Military Smallpox Vaccinee

July 2, 2010
| Filed under North America and Public Health
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Suspected Acute Haemorrhagic Fever in the Republic of the Congo

WHO has received preliminary reports of five suspected cases, including three deaths, with acute haemorrhagic fever from Mokouangonda, an isolated forest village of about 100 inhabitants in Mokoke district, Region of Sangha, in northern Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville).

June 29, 2010
| Filed under Africa and Public Health
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George Mason University opens $50 million biomedical lab to fight bioterrorism

George Mason University has opened a $50 million biomedical research laboratory as part of the U.S. effort to fight bioterrorism; research will focus on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and on pathogens the government thinks could be used in a bioterrorism attack

June 24, 2010
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CTR Program Awards Funds for Disease Response in Pakistan

Purdue University will use a $1.6 million grant awarded by the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction program to help three organizations in Pakistan monitor and respond to infectious diseases, Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) announced yesterday (see GSN, June 21). The five-year partnership would seek to create efficient procedures for gathering, processing and sharing data with other Read More »