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City Ensures Qurban Cattle Free from Anthrax Disease

(BeritaJakarta.com) Jakarta Marine and Agriculture Department ensures that qurban cattle in Jakarta are free from anthrax disease. This assurance is given after the cattle examinations which conducted since ten days before Ied ul Adha (H-10) in animal shelters at five …<

November 7, 2011
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Agriculture, and Public Health
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Smallpox vaccine extends life in cancer trial

(Reuters) A genetically engineered smallpox vaccine reduced the risk of death for patients with advanced liver cancer by nearly 60 percent in a mid-stage study, prompting the launch of a later-stage trial. …

November 7, 2011
| Filed under North America, Public Health, and Research
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Response to Dr. Salzberg’s Commentary in Forbes

(Biosecurity Blog) A few comments on Dr. Steven Salzberg’s posting in Forbes on October 30: Link Testing the Anthrax Vaccine of Children: Getting the Facts Right I cannot comment on the wide range of opinions within the biodefense, public health, and medical communities regarding the testing of the anthrax vaccine on children, but I will Read More »

November 4, 2011
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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US to test anthrax vaccine in children… maybe

(New Scientist) The US National Biodefense Science Board has told the US government that to prepare for a bioterrorist attack it should test a decades-old anthrax vaccine in children, as its effects in the young are unknown. In the event of an anthrax attack, …

November 3, 2011
| Filed under North America, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Ten years after anthrax, how safe is your mail?

(Washington Post) DeVaughn was sentenced to six years in federal prison for the incident, which, although no one was harmed, raised the obvious specter of another anthrax attack. A decade ago, anthrax spores delivered in letters killed five people, injured 17 and …