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New Product Helps Hazmat Responders Comply with EPA Anthrax-Remediation Regs
(Fire Chief) Fort Worth, Texas–based 1 Priority Biocidal recently unveiled its STERIPLEX Ultra, a product used to kill anthrax spores in 30 minutes. STERIPLEX is a non-corrosive, non-fuming and non-toxic …
- November 9, 2011
- | Filed under North America and Countermeasures
Response to Dr. Salzberg’s Commentary in Forbes
(Biosecurity Blog) A few comments on Dr. Steven Salzberg’s posting in Forbes on October 30: Link Testing the Anthrax Vaccine of Children: Getting the Facts Right I cannot comment on the wide range of opinions within the biodefense, public health, and medical communities regarding the testing of the anthrax vaccine on children, but I will Read More »
- November 4, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
Malawi finally gets vaccines for foot-and-mouth disease
(Nyasa Times) Malawi government has finally procured viral vaccines to treat foot and mouth disease that has hit the lower shire particularly Chikhwawa district. The outbreak was reported in the area late September this year and put …
- November 4, 2011
- | Filed under Africa, Agriculture, and Countermeasures
Security experts say Abbott system key bioterrorism defense
(Chicago Sun-Times) Global security experts say an Abbott Laboratories diagnostic system should be considered as a first line analytical tool for biodefense, biosecurity and microbial forensics programs. | Sun-Times Media file ABBOTT PARK — Global security experts say an …
- November 4, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Research
Postal Service Taking Precautions Against New Bioterror Attacks
(GSN Daily News) The U.S. Postal Service has implemented a number of security changes including more human and machine checks of questionable mail, 10 years after the anthrax mailings that killed five people and sparked a national panic, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday (see GSN, Oct. 6). The mail system was used in fall Read More »
- November 4, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives