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Homeland Security Details Antiterrorism Measures – Global Security Newswire

Homeland Security Details Antiterrorism MeasuresGlobal Security NewswireThe department has also contributed to the physical safety and security of biological select agent facilities by completing buffer zone plans and site assistance visits, and providing grant funding to first responders at these facilities" (US Homeland …

July 24, 2011
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, and Public Health
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Government has drafted biological weapons bill: Najib

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 (Bernama) — The government has drafted a biological weapons bill that will be a part of Malaysia’s legislative framework in ensuring the effective implementation of biological weapons convention, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. The prime minister said that the government was confident that the resulting legal framework would facilitate a Read More »

July 22, 2011
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Anthrax back in mountain areas

Viet Nam News, LAI CHAU — Around 40 people were confirmed to have come in contact with anthrax, a disease commonly spread by animals, over the past two months in Tuan Giao and Than Uyen districts of the northern mountainous provinces of Dien Bien and Lai Chau. …

July 21, 2011
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Agriculture, and Public Health
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Polio resurgence casts doubt on global eradication hopes

The Guardian – The hope of eradicating polio from the planet by the end of 2012 is in serious doubt, a monitoring committee is warning, because the virus is resurgent in places where it had disappeared and cases continue to rise in Pakistan, one of four countries where it is endemic. “It is on a Read More »

July 21, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, South Asia, International, and Public Health
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Veterinarian: Floodwater may spread anthrax spores

KOAM-TV – Kansas Livestock Association is cautioning members about the possible presence of anthrax in pastures where floodwaters have receded, especially along the Missouri River. The association cites warnings from Kansas State Research Extension …and more »