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Villagers declare war on anthrax

(NewsDay) Tsholotsho villagers have reportedly started mobilising resources to acquire preventative vaccines for anthrax. Tsholotsho senator Believe Gaule (MDC-T) said villagers and officials from the Veterinary Services Department were working closely to ensure the disease was checked.

June 5, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
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Canada should ban off-label antibiotic use in agriculture

(Canadian Medical Association Journal) Canada should ban off-label use of antibiotics in farm animals because it contributes significantly to antibiotic resistance in humans, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Off-label use means using antibiotics for purposes other than those indicated on the label.

June 5, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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ARS Highlights Alternatives to Antibiotics for Animal Agriculture

(Food Safety News) As concerns grow about antibiotic-resistant pathogens in our food, environment, and hospitals, the Agricultural Research Service is trying to figure out the best alternatives for food animal producers, who have long relied on these miracle drugs for combating diseases and boosting feed efficiency. Though antibiotic resistance is a known consequence of antibiotic Read More »

June 5, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Emergent BioSolutions Secures $8.43M to Test Anthrax Vaccine in Postexposure Setting

(Genetic Engineering News) Emergent BioSolutions will conduct a noninterference study, which will be used to support a postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) indication for anthrax vaccine BioThrax® under an agreement with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). This agreement provides the company with up to $8.43 million in additional funding.

June 5, 2012
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Canada to Fund Antiterrorism Research Initatives

(Global Security Newswire) Canada on Wednesday announced it would provide more than $1 million for six new investigatory efforts under an antiterrorism initiative announced last June. The prorgrams would be the initial activities to receive financial backing under the $9.7 million Kanishka Project established in observance of the deadly 1985 bombing of an Air India Read More »