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Scientists Develop Hendra Virus Vaccine

(Global Security Newswire) Researchers from Australia and the United States have readied a vaccine against a disease that can be transmitted from horses to humans and is considered a potential bioterrorism tool, the Australian newspaper reported on Thursday. Development of Equivac will allow for vaccinations of horses across the Australia, where the Hendra virus was Read More »

November 2, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Public Health, and Research
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Examining the Biology Behind the Popular Culture Phenomenon

(Daily Nexus) Unless you’ve been under a rock, you should be familiar with the zombie apocalypse hype these past few years. Shows and movies such as “The Walking Dead” and I Am Legend depict flesh-eating monster endemics in the modern world. I rarely give in to shows about zombies because I doubt that a decomposing Read More »

November 1, 2012
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Funding Increased to Combat Disease Threats

(The Poultry Site) FAO’s commitment to fight emerging disease threats in “hotspot” regions worldwide is getting a boost with new funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the UN agency has announced. The funding, totalling more than $20 million, will support the ongoing US-FAO partnership against H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) Read More »

November 1, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Research
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Anthrax Drug Effective, FDA Staff Finds – MedPage Today

Anthrax Drug Effective, FDA Staff FindsMedPage TodayThe FDA seemed to tentatively support the benefits of the investigational monoclonal antibody raxibacumab for treating inhalational anthrax following new animal studies, documents released before a Friday advisory committee meeting showed. Rabbits that …

October 31, 2012
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USAID to provide $20 million to fight bird flu, other emerging threats

(Examiner) The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced their commitment to $20 million in new funding to support the Food and Agricultural Organization’s (FAO) battle with avian influenza and other emerging threats in global hotspots, according to a FAO news release Oct. 29. According to the release, the US assistance will help strengthen Read More »