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Scrutinizing Israel role in 2001 anthrax attacks

(Press TV) In late September 2001, a couple of weeks after 9/11, the United States was struck with what the Bush regime dubbed a “second wave” of terrorism. Letters laced with deadly anthrax spores arrived in the mailboxes of prominent media figures and two American senators. Five people were killed and 17 others were infected.  Read More »

Avian flu variant stalks Egypt

(Science Codex) Since its first identification in Asia, highly pathogenic avian influenza—H5N1—has caused significant alarm in the scientific community. While the virus’ primary target is birds—tens of millions have already died from it—it is capable of infecting mammals, including humans, causing serious illness and a frightening rate of mortality. In a new study, Matthew Scotch,  Read More »

Syria Completes Second Handover of Chemical Arms

(Global Security Newswire) Syria on Monday placed its second load of warfare chemicals on foreign ships for removal and destruction, international authorities said. “The chemical materials were verified by [international] personnel before being loaded in Latakia port onto Danish and Norwegian cargo vessels,” the United Nations and the world’s chemical-arms watchdog agency said in a  Read More »

WHO Statement on the Fourth Meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee concerning MERS-CoV

(WorldHealthOrganization) The fourth meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) [IHR (2005)] concerning MERS-CoV was held by teleconference on Wednesday, 4 December 2013, from 12:00 to 15:50 Geneva time (CET). In addition to Members of the Emergency Committee, two expert advisors also participated1. A number of affected  Read More »

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – update

(WorldHealthOrganization) On 1 December 2013 WHO was informed of an additional three laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in the United Arab Emirates.

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