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West Nile outbreak stresses lab testing limits, delays diagnosis

(NBC News) A spike in West Nile virus infections in the U.S. this summer has strained the nation’s laboratory testing capabilities, creating brief shortages of diagnostic test kits and forcing lab staffers in some states to work extra shifts or rely on temporary hires for help. The outbreak has surged to at least 2,636 cases  Read More »

Hayfever Vaccine Study Raises Hopes For New Allergy Treatment As Clinical Trial Is Launched

(Medical News Today) Researchers are developing a new vaccine for hayfever which could be more effective, less invasive for patients and less expensive than vaccines already available to patients within the NHS. Scientists at Imperial College London and King’s College London have carried out a study which showed a significant reduction in skin sensitivity to  Read More »

Detecting a subway bioterror attack

(New Scientist) IT’S 3 am, and the subway station has long since shut for the night. As I watch, a small group of people move along the platform in the eerie quiet, their anticipation palpable as they prepare to release a cloud of bacteria into the tunnels beneath the densely populated Boston area. Among them  Read More »

DHS Failed to Ask Key Questions on Planned Biowatch Gear: GAO

(Global Security Newswire) Congressional investigators have found the U.S. Homeland Security Department failed to determine if a planned new generation of biological strike scanners would meet an existing need and would function as intended before it pushed to obtain the technology, the Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday. The Government Accountability Office in preliminary findings  Read More »

Results of dengue vaccine trial in over 4000 Thai children: Experts respond

(ScienceDaily) Researchers from France and Thailand have trialled a dengue vaccine in over 4000 Thai children. While overall there was no difference between the number of dengue cases recorded following vaccination, secondary tests showed that the vaccine was effective against three of the four dengue viruses. Dengue is not caused by a single virus, but  Read More »

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