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FREE-B: A New Tool for Outbreak Readiness

Firefighters train by burning empty houses and pilots practice emergency landings. But foodborne illness response teams aren’t called into action until a real crisis is at hand. Until now, that is. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week launched the Food Related Emergency Exercise Boxed set, or “FREE-B,” a set of five simulated foodborne Read More »

July 25, 2011
| Filed under North America and Public Health
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2010 Project BioShield Annual Report to Congress

July 25, 2011
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Public Health
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Sandia’s CANARY software protects water utilities from terrorist attacks and contaminants, boosts quality

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Americans are used to drinking from the kitchen tap without fear of harm, even though water utilities might be vulnerable to terrorist attacks or natural contaminants. Now, thanks to CANARY Event Detection Software — an open-source software developed by Sandia National Laboratories in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — public Read More »

July 25, 2011
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Public Health
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A*Star scientists discover how to combat hospital-acquired infections and life-threatening toxins

(Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore) A team of scientists from A*STAR’s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology has discovered the secret recipe for ‘antidotes’ that could neutralize the deadly plant toxin Ricin, widely feared for its bioterrorism potential, as well as the Pseudomonas exotoxin responsible for the tens of thousands of hospital-acquired Read More »

July 25, 2011
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, and Public Health
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Volunteers needed for emergency preparedness anthrax drill

Stamford Plus Magazine – By Sacred Heart University University Commons at Sacred Heart University will be the site of an emergency preparedness anthrax drill on Wednesday, July 27, from 10 am to noon. Organizers are looking for volunteers from the community to participate in …and more »