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Kansas disease center’s funding debated

(American Veterinary Medical Association) … work and the safeguards in place that ensure the work will be done safely.” DHS information indicates the Plum Island facility has biosafety levels 2 and 3 laboratories and that the Kansas facility would include BSL-2, BSL-3, and BSL-4 laboratories.

March 22, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Twin Cities to test mass delivery of emergency meds by mail

(CIDRAP News) Mail carriers will deliver empty pill bottles to about 35000 homes in Minneapolis and St. Paul on May 6, in the area’s first test of a program to quickly provide antibiotics to the populace in the event of an anthrax attack …

March 22, 2012
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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WHO Official Seeks Flu Data Release in Months

(Global Security Newswire) The release of data from two scientific studies that increased the transmissibility of the avian flu virus should take place prior to a second World Health Organization gathering planned within months to address the research, WHO Assistant Director General Keiji Fukuda said in remarks reported by the Canadian Press last week.

March 22, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, International, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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Moldova, U.S. Could Expand Nonproliferation Ties

(Global Security Newswire) “In my view, one of the most underrated dangers is the risk of biological weapons. One area of particular concern is Africa, where numerous deadly viruses exist in nature, such as Ebola and Marburg. They are easier to handle than nuclear material and harder to detect. Al-Qaeda has made no secret of Read More »

March 22, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Middle East, North America, Agents & Toxins, Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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IOM Report Provides Framework and Tools to Deliver Health Care Effectively During Catastrophic Disasters

(Institute of Medicine) While most areas of the country have systems in place to handle conventional disasters, such as a plane crash or building collapse, the infrastructure and systems to deliver health care during or following catastrophic situations, such as a widespread disease outbreak or a devastating earthquake, are rudimentary at best, says a new Read More »