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Keeping a step ahead of parasites

(Hindustan Times) If infection-causing organisms were even half as dumb as the dodo, the world would have been free on infection several decades ago. It was not to be. These superbugs continue to cock a snook at scientific breakthroughs by evading destruction with an ease that makes scientists lose sleep and the world lose billions Read More »

July 16, 2012
| Filed under South Asia and Countermeasures
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Smallpox Vaccine Approved for Wider Use in U.S.

Danish biotechnology firm Bavarian Nordic on Wednesday said its smallpox vaccine has been authorized for use across a broader section of the U.S. populace in the event of a crisis. While the United States has enough standard smallpox vaccine on hand to safeguard all residents against a biological strike involving the virus, the product could Read More »

July 15, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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Foot and Mouth disease breakout, MPs ask government to vaccinate

(UGPulse.com) MPs have directed government to avail funds for procurement of vaccination drugs to vaccinate livestock in the country due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease. The most hit areas are reported in western region where animals are dying at high rates. MPs, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, Theodro Sekikubo Harriet Ntabazi , Dr.Merdad Bitekyerezo Read More »

July 12, 2012
| Filed under Africa and Countermeasures
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Brazil To Combat Dengue Fever With Genetic Modified Mosquitoes

(Bernama) BRASILIA, Brazil said it will breed huge numbers of genetically modified mosquitoes to help stop the spread of dengue fever, an illness that has already struck nearly 500,000 people this year nationwide, killing 74. Dengue affects between 50 and 100 million people in the tropics and subtropics every year, causing fever, muscle and joint Read More »

July 12, 2012
| Filed under South America, South Asia, Countermeasures, and Public Health
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Enhancing Biological Threat Detection

(Heritage.org) In 2001, just one week after 9/11, letters laced with anthrax were found in the U.S. mail system addressed to offices on Capitol Hill and major media outlets. In response, the newly formed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deployed the BioWatch program, which seeks to detect the release of dangerous pathogens into the air, Read More »