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Yosemite Hantavirus Outbreak Claims Third Victim

(Global Biodefense) Hantavirus came into the national spotlight this month after eight visitors of Yosemite National Park have contracted the rodent-borne disease. Three people have died as a result, most recently a West Virginian reported to have visited the park in June. An estimated 10,000 visitors may have been exposed to the virus through rat  Read More »

Research finds novel airborne germ-killing oral spray effective in fighting colds and flu

(EurekAlert) University Hospitals Case Medical Center clinical researchers will present findings about a one-two punch to prevent colds and flu in San Francisco at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) on Sept. 9. The research team is presenting data in two poster presentations that a new oral antiseptic spray is effective in  Read More »

FBI seeks help in case of bogus anthrax threats

(Wall Street Journal) The FBI is seeking the public’s help in finding out who in Syracuse has been sending out powder-filled letters threatening an anthrax attack for the past 15 years. The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports that the powder in the letters is always baby powder, detergent or some other nonhazardous material. But the 21  Read More »

Sugar-coated terrorism: Swiss chocolate inspections by US leave sour taste

(RT) Chocolatiers in Switzerland are infuriated by US inspections on their universally-loved confectionary for bioterrorism or radioactive threats. Factories have no choice but allow checks; otherwise will they be banned from the profitable US market. At least 21 Swiss chocolate factories and 18 dairies are obliged to allow inspections of their work until September 20,  Read More »

Ebola outbreak kills 15 in eastern Congo

(CBS News) An outbreak of the Ebola virus has killed 15 people in northeastern Congo and the local communities are quickly learning how frighteningly deadly the disease is, and how to prevent its spread. “Ebola entered my house and I did not know what it was,” said Gabriel Libina Alandato, who survived the hemorrhagic fever.  Read More »

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