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Link to African Ebola Found in Bats Suggests Virus Is More Widespread

(New York Times) For the first time, scientists have found evidence of the African Ebola virus in Asian fruit bats, suggesting that the virus is far more widespread around the world than had been previously known. That does not mean that outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever are inevitable, said Kevin J. Olival, leader of the bat-hunting Read More »

January 29, 2013
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, North America, Agents & Toxins, Public Health, and Research
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DHS releases first draft for $3.1B BioWatch program

(Washington Technology) The Homeland Security Department has released a draft request for proposals for the first stage of its $3.1 billion BioWatch Gen-3 program. DHS’ Office of Health Affairs is running the program to build an autonomous network of biodetectors to monitor the air for biological and chemical threats. The program began in 2003, and Read More »

January 29, 2013
| Filed under North America, Biotechnology, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Link to African Ebola Found in Bats Suggests Virus Is More Widespread – New York Times

Link to African Ebola Found in Bats Suggests Virus Is More WidespreadNew York TimesThat does not mean that outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever are inevitable, said Kevin J. Olival, leader of the bat-hunting team at EcoHealth Alliance. But the possibility exists: bats are believed to drink out of jars attached to trees to collect tasty …

January 28, 2013
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At least 1 in 5 were infected in flu pandemic, international study suggests

(EurekAlert) The highest rates of infection were in children, with 47 per cent of those aged five to 19 showing signs of having caught the virus. Older people were affected less, with only 11 per cent of people aged 65 or older becoming infected. The findings come from an international collaboration led by the World Read More »

January 28, 2013
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Europe, North America, Agents & Toxins, International, Public Health, and Research
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U.S. to Finalize Avian Flu Funding Policy in Weeks

(Global Security Newswire) The United States plans “in the next several weeks” to issue its final policy on how it will consider future grant requests for research intended to produce more virulent or communicable versions of avian influenza, National Institutes of Health leaders said on Friday. More than three dozen scientists this week announced they Read More »