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Vials of Smallpox Virus Found in Unapproved Maryland Lab

ABCNEWS: Vials of the virus that causes smallpox were found in a National Institutes of Health research building that was unequipped and unapproved to handle the deadly pathogen, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

September 8, 2014
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Biosafety, and Public Health
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Obama: U.S. military to provide equipment, resources to battle Ebola epidemic in Africa

TheWashingtonPost: President Obama said Sunday that the U.S. military will begin aiding what has been a chaotic and ineffective response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, arguing that it represents a serious national security concern. The move significantly ramps up the U.S. response and comes as the already strained military is likely to be called upon further Read More »

September 8, 2014
| Filed under Africa, Middle East, North America, Countermeasures, and International
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Ricin Vaccine Effective Against Aerosolized Toxin

(Global Biodefense) Soligenix, Inc. today announced promising preliminary results from a preclinical study with its ricin toxin vaccine RiVax, in a non-human primate (NHP) lethal aerosol exposure model. The study demonstrated that NHPs vaccinated with RiVax were completely protected against a lethal aerosol of ricin toxin with a highly significant survival benefit

September 4, 2014
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Biosafety, Countermeasures, Public Health, and Research
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White House orders biosafety review at federal labs

(Science/AAAS) The White House is asking federally funded labs studying infectious agents to take “immediate action” to inventory samples and review safety and security procedures in the wake of several high-profile accidents earlier this year.

August 30, 2014
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Biosafety, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables

(CDC) Summary of provisional cases of selected notifiable diseases, United States, cumulative, week ending August 23, 2014 (34th Week)

August 28, 2014
| Filed under North America and Public Health
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