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DA Henderson, Scientist Who Helped Eradicate Smallpox, Says US Is Unprepared …

(Huffington Post) Dr. DA Henderson, the epidemiologist who led the global effort to eradicate smallpox and is a leading voice on biodefense, told The Huffington Post that no one is in charge when it comes to dealing with the fallout from a bioterrorism attack. “I’ve kept quiet about this for a long time, but I’m Read More »

February 7, 2012
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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Indian Crisis Teams to Receive WMD Response Training

(Global Security Newswire) Crisis management teams throughout India are to receive training in handling a disaster involving chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear materials, the Times of India reported on Monday. National Disaster Management Authority Vice President M. Shashidhar Reddy said a training facility is to be set up in Nagpur and property has also been Read More »

February 7, 2012
| Filed under South Asia, Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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Kinmen slaughters 530 pigs due to foot and mouth epidemic

(Focus Taiwan News Channel) Kinmen County killed 530 pigs Friday as an emergency measure to prevent the further spread of a “type O pan Asia” foot and mouth epidemic that had already affected two pig farms, the county government said Friday. Kinmen County authorities suspect the epidemic was triggered by an imported pig, but an Read More »

February 3, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Agriculture, and Countermeasures
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NBSB starts work on new medical countermeasure review

(CIDRAP News) In its first meeting of the year, a panel that advises the federal government on biodefense issues started work on revising the government’s strategy for building the best collection of medical countermeasures against biological, chemical, and other threats. Nicole Lurie, MD, assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the US Department of Health Read More »

February 3, 2012
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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Japan to Develop Predictive Capacity for Dispersal of WMD Agents

(Global Security Newswire) Japan intends to establish the capacity to forecast the dispersal patterns of dangerous materials released following a potential WMD attack or mishap, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Sunday. The Japanese Defense Ministry is working on technology that could determine how radiation would spread following another atomic energy plant incident or a feared Read More »