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Fake anthrax outbreak tests state’s emergency readiness

(Wyoming Tribune) CHEYENNE – On Monday, the gym at Laramie County Community College gym became a place where people could go to get help. It was an important part of a full-scale drill simulating an anthrax attack. It was part of a statewide exercise dubbed “Operation Prairie Eagle.” In the drill, conducted for Wyoming’s emergency Read More »

May 16, 2012
| Filed under North America, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Tool Could Aid in Prioritizing Vaccine Preparation

(Global Security Newswire) A computer program unveiled on Thursday by the U.S. National Academies’ Institute of Medicine includes a formula that could be used by official planners and others in choosing possible future vaccines to pursue through unilateral and multilateral initiatives, the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy reported. The institute created the system Read More »

May 15, 2012
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Egypt’s Real Crisis: The Dual Epidemics Quietely Ravaging Public Health

(The Atlantic) A combination of avian flu and foot and mouth disease risk destroying the protein supply, eroding public trust, and further destabilizing the Arab world’s most populous country. Lost in the recent political jockeying and protest violence leading up to Egypt’s May 23 presidential elections is the unfolding public health disaster there. Avian flu Read More »

May 15, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Middle East, Agriculture, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Profectus BioSciences, Inc. Receives $5.6M Grant to Develop a Vaccine to Protect Humans against Infection with Nipah/Hendra Viruses

(Press Release) Profectus BioSciences, Inc. (Profectus), a leader in the development of therapeutic and preventive vaccines against infectious diseases and cancers, announced today it has received a grant under the Partnerships for Biodefense RFA from the Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. This $5.6M award supports the Read More »

May 14, 2012
| Filed under North America and Public Health
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Smallpox: the facts

(OUPblog) On this day in 1496, British doctor Edward Jenner administered the first smallpox vaccination to James Phipps, an eight-year-old boy. To mark the anniversary, we speak with Martin S. Hirsch, MD, FIDSA. Dr. Hirsch is editor-in-chief of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, professor of infectious diseases and Read More »