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Texas commission confirms anthrax case in white-tailed deer

(CattleNetwork.com) AUSTIN – The first confirmed case of anthrax in a Texas animal for 2012 has been detected in an adult white-tailed male deer near Uvalde (Uvalde County). At this time no domestic livestock are involved. Anthrax is a bacterial disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, whichis a naturally occurring organism with worldwide distribution, including Texas. Read More »

June 15, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Agriculture
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1962 south Wales smallpox outbreak memories recorded

(BBC News) An online archive has been launched which details the stories of people affected by a smallpox outbreak in south Wales in 1962. Some 19 people died and 900,000 were vaccinated after a traveller from Pakistan arrived in Cardiff and was diagnosed with the disease. Fifty years on, a University of Glamorgan lecturer has Read More »

June 15, 2012
| Filed under Europe, Agents & Toxins, Public Health, and Research
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Winnipeg lab reports progress in potential treatment for deadly Ebola infection

(Global Edmonton) TORONTO – Canadian researchers are reporting a potential advance in the treatment of Ebola virus infection, one of the most deadly pathogens known to humankind. Researchers from the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg are reporting that monkeys deliberately infected with Ebola were successfully saved with a cocktail of antibodies against the virus.

June 14, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, International, Public Health, and Research
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Anthrax Among Us?

(North American Whitetail Magazine) To most people, it’s either the answer to a question about bioterrorism or it’s the name of a legendary heavy metal rock band. “Anthrax,” however, is the answer to another question as well: Which infectious disease has the potential to kill both deer and humans? You don’t find folks at the Read More »

June 11, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Agriculture
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Rising number of CCHF infections in Iranian provinces

(Payvand) Iranian media report that seven people in the country have died after contracting the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF). Most victims of the viral disease have been identified in the eastern provinces, but reports indicate that the virus has been detected in 27 of Iran’s 31 provinces.