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States, Cities to Receive $613M in Health Preparedness Funds

The U.S. Health and Human Services Department on Monday said it would this year provide $613 million to help states and cities prepare for public health crises, the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy reported (see GSN, April 15). The funding tranche — slated for distribution under the Public Health Emergency Preparedness cooperative agreement Read More »

August 17, 2011
| Filed under North America and Countermeasures
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New tool allows first responders to visualize post-event disaster environments

Sandia, DHS modeling/simulation software debuted at national-level disaster exercise Sandia’s Chuck John uses the SUMMIT iPad app to visualize calculated building damage during NLE 11 exercise conducted in Jonesboro, Arkansas. (Photo by Steffan Schulz) Click on the thumbnail for a high-resolution image. LIVERMORE, Calif. — Using iPad™ mobile devices, emergency preparedness officials and first responders participating Read More »

August 17, 2011
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Workshop Announced on Next-Generation Smallpox Vaccines

(Occupational Health & Safety) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will host a public workshop Sept. 16 about the development and evaluation of next-generation smallpox vaccines. It will take place at the Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg in Gaithersburg, Md., and Read More »

August 15, 2011
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Albany Lab Prepares to Ship Anthrax, Plague Strains to Pa.

(GSN Daily News) A soon-to-be-shuttered research institution in New York on Monday plans to ship disease materials that include anthrax and plague bacteria to the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, the Albany Times-Union reported (see GSN, March 18, 2009). The U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention has authorized the bioagent transfer from the Center Read More »

August 15, 2011
| Filed under Biotechnology and Countermeasures
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Editorial: USA focuses on Ebola vaccine but research gaps remain

(The Lancet) — As the hunt for an Ebola vaccine receives a boost, experts say that other avenues of research also need to be explored to help tackle the highly virulent disease. Talha Khan Burki reports. WHO describes Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever (EHF) as “one of the most virulent viral diseases known to man”. The US Read More »