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China and Vietnam battle H5N1 outbreaks

(CIDRAP) China today reported a large H5N1 outbreak at a duck farm in Guangdong province, a day after veterinary officials in Vietnam reported the virus struck poultry in Hoa Binh province, according to reports from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). The H5N1 outbreak in China started on Sep 11 at the farm in  Read More »

After 8 Years, HHS Countermeasure Program Still a Work in Progress

(Global Security Newswire) A leading federal WMD defense program can cite significant successes in eight years of operations, but continues to face major complications and threats to its pool of funding. Project Bioshield was established in July 2004 with a $5.6 billion war chest intended to spur private production of medical countermeasures that would be  Read More »

Dengue Fever on the rise in Costa Rica

(Inside Costa Rica) According to information from the Health Ministry, there have been 2,230 more cases of dengue this year than in 2011. Of the total cases, nine people have suffered from the more dangerous dengue hemorrhagic fever, three of which occurred in the Atlantic region, three others in the Sarapiqui area, two in Puntarenas  Read More »

Anthrax Vaccine Trial Distribution Could Begin in 2013

(Emergency Management) Nonmilitary emergency personnel could be offered the anthrax vaccine in early 2013, as part of an Obama administration plan to distribute unused federal stocks of the vaccine. The trial program would examine the potential of distributing the countermeasure to first responders who volunteer to participate in the initiative. At a joint hearing on  Read More »

Scientists bid to develop anthrax vaccine to counteract world bioterrorism threat

(Medical Xpress) Working with scientists from the Republic of Georgia, Turkey and the USA, Professor Les Baillie from Cardiff University’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is leading a NATO project to tackle the potential misuse of anthrax. “Currently the majority of the world’s population is susceptible to infection with Bacillus anthracis the bacterium which  Read More »

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