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For widow, anthrax victim’s fate still ‘open wound’
(Palm Beach Post) Bob Stevens, a 63-year-old Florida man shown in an undated employee ID photo, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001, after he failed to respond to antibiotics for an inhaled form of anthrax. Stevens is the first anthrax death in the United States in 25 …
- October 4, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, and Public Health
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Nearly 400 Accidents with Dangerous Pathogens and Biotoxins Reported in US
(Scientific American) Select agent” is government-speak for a biological agent or toxin that is considered to pose “a severe threat” to human, animal or plant health—or livestock and agricultural products. Special approval from the government is required to handle these …
- October 4, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Biosafety, and Public Health
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Health units run anthrax scenario
(Dickinson Press) The Southwest District Health Unit and volunteers conducted full-scale exercises across western North Dakota to test an anthrax breakout scenario. Though the likelihood of an outbreak is low, there is still a chance, officials say. …
- October 3, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Community Storage of Anthrax-Preventing Antibiotics
(National Academies) As part of preparations for a possible large-scale anthrax attack, public health officials at the state and local levels should determine where and how anthrax-preventing antibiotics should be stored in their communities, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. The report provides guidance to state, local, and tribal health officials to Read More »
- October 3, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Anthrax Attack Plans Need to Be Handled Locally, Report Says
(Newsday) Since the 9/11 tragedy and the anthrax scare that followed in its wake, Americans have lived with
- October 3, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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