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The Effect of Anti-lethal Toxin Antibodies on Anthrax Mortality

(Clinicians’ Biosecurity News) The traditional mortality from inhalational anthrax at the beginning of the 20th century was often reported as 90%, but it was 45% following the 2001 anthrax letter attacks. This marked reduction in mortality likely occurred because of improvements in the care of critically ill patients. That a high mortality rate persists despite Read More »

April 16, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, Public Health, and Research
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FDA Issues Voluntary Plan to Limit Antibiotics in Agriculture

(Food Safety News) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking its biggest step yet to rein in the indiscriminate use of antibiotics that help food animals grow bigger, faster. The agency said Wednesday it is asking veterinary drug makers to voluntarily phase out medically important drugs from being available over the counter in the Read More »

April 13, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Group outlines botulinum toxin treatment

(UPI.com) A U.S. working group made recommendations for medical and public health professionals if botulinum toxin is used as a biological weapon against civilians. Dr. Stephen S. Arnon of the Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program and colleagues at the California Department of Health Services, Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies, Johns Hopkins University Schools of Read More »

April 12, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Bioterrorism, Public Health, and Research
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OU Health Sciences Center awarded $490,000 grant

(Oklahoma Daily) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $490,000 grant to researchers at the OU Health Sciences Center. Researchers will study ways to improve identification of potential terrorist threats, according to a press release. “Law enforcement officers are transforming from first responders to first preventers serving on the front lines of counterterrorism,” Read More »

April 11, 2012
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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Russia’s Emerging Global Health Leadership

(Center for Strategic and International Studies) After nearly a decade of dipping its toes in the waters of international development assistance (IDA), Russia appears ready in 2012 to reconfigure its institutional apparatus for global aid—perhaps as a prelude to emergence as a more serious presence and partner on the IDA landscape.