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Statement from Siga

(CNN) Republican and Democratic administrations, biodefense policy experts, and the broad scientific community have all agreed that smallpox is and remains a material threat to US national security. Smallpox is lethal, easy to grow …

Researchers reveal SBP8a configurations

(University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston) A new study has shown previously unseen details of an anthrax bacteriophage — a virus that infects anthrax bacteria — revealing for the first time how it infects its host, and providing an initial blueprint for how the phage might someday be modified into a tool for the  Read More »

Pharmathene Announces Publication of Phase I Study Results for Anthrax Antibody

(Sacramento Bee) The American Society for Microbiology peer-reviewed journal describes clinical data supporting the potential use of Valortim ® , a fully human monoclonal antibody, as both a post-exposure prophylaxis and therapeutic treatment for anthrax infection. …

Defensive measures: Toward a vaccine for Ebola

(Arizona State University) Charles Arntzen, a researcher at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, along with colleagues from ASU, the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, and the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, MD, have made progress toward a vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus.

Vet completes foot and mouth disease course in Kenya

(ABC Online) Fifteen of the world’s top vets have completed a one-week study tour of Kenya, where foot and mouth disease is now endemic. NSW DPI regional district vet Paul Freeman was one of only two Australian vets to attend the EU course on handling the disease. He says while Australia is prepared for an  Read More »

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