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Made-in-Singapore H5N1 Bird Flu Diagnostic Kit – Detects All Known Strains of H5N1 Virus with a Single Test

(Press Release) Singapore – The close collaboration between scientists from the Experimental Therapeutics Centre (ETC) under the Agency for Science and Technology Research (A*STAR) and clinicians from Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has enabled the successful development of the most comprehensive and rapid H5N1 bird flu test kit available to date. With this highly advanced Read More »

May 30, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, and Public Health
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Lawmaker Seeks HHS Assessment of Strategic National Stockpile

(Global Security Newswire) Representative Sue Myrick (R-N.C.) this month requested that the U.S. Health and Human Services Department conduct an assessment of existing and future requirements for the Strategic National Stockpile of medical countermeasures against WMD agents, Government Security News reported on Thursday. In addition, the department should “consider ways to ensure that HHS reacts Read More »

May 30, 2012
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Surprising role for the Post Office: protection against bioterrorism – Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)

Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)Surprising role for the Post Office: protection against bioterrorismPhiladelphia Inquirer (blog)For nearly a decade, a little-discussed, perhaps ingenious plan has been in the works for the Postal Service to deliver life-saving antibiotics to homes in the …

May 30, 2012
| Filed under Public Health
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Cambodian girl, 10, dies from bird flu

(WHO – AFP) PHNOM PENH — A 10-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, the World Health Organization said Monday, the country’s third fatality from the virulent disease this year. The child developed a fever and shortness of breath on May 20 and died on Sunday, the WHO said in a joint statement with Read More »

May 29, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Agriculture, and Public Health
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Russia Orders WMD-Resistant Infant Carriers

(Global Security Newswire) The Russian Federal Security Service has called for production of over 100 special carriers intended to safeguard infant children of high-level government personnel in the event of a chemical, biological or nuclear strike, Russia Today reported on Thursday. The carriers are constructed from a unique dispersion substance and are designed to prevent Read More »