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FDA Puts Anthrax Vaccine on Clinical Hold Again

(GlobalBiodefense) PharmAthene, Inc. announced this week it has received notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that its SparVax anthrax vaccine program has again been placed on clinical hold. SparVax is a next-generation recombinant protective anthrax vaccine being developed for pre- and postexposure protection against anthrax infection. The vaccine has previously been evaluated  Read More »

Using air transportation data to predict pandemics

(Eurekalert) Computational work conducted at Northwestern University has led to a new mathematical theory for understanding the global spread of epidemics. The resulting insights could not only help identify an outbreak’s origin but could also significantly improve the ability to forecast the global pathways through which a disease might spread.

Researchers discover common cell wall component in Chlamydia bacteria

Emerging H7N9 Virus Not Adapted to Efficient Human-to-Human Transmission | Global Biodefense

Bio-Intelligence Chips for Countering Bioterrorism Threats | Global Biodefense