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South Africa to open US$8 million HIV, TB facility – SciDev.Net

South Africa to open US$8 million HIV, TB facilitySciDev.NetThe US$8 million facility will accommodate nine principle investigators, two of whom are from Africa, and includes four floors of dedicated laboratory space, 6,000 square feet of biosafety level 3 laboratory (highest level is 4) and training facilities …

Online biosecurity workshop for horse owners offered

(Horsetalk) Equine Guelph, the online education provider which is part of the University of Guelph in Ontario, will run the workshop from October 22 to November 4. Equine Guelph says its new eWorkshops are two-week short courses designed for busy horse owners. They are designed to provide the latest evidence-based information available from University of  Read More »

Nightmare state of anti-bioterror plan

(New York Post) An ambitious federal program to protect big cities from biological attacks is running six years late and $3.7 billion over its projected cost — and nobody has been able to make it work, The Post has learned. A new federal report discloses that Department of Homeland Security chiefs in Washington have long  Read More »

White Paper Helps Research Institutions Implement BSL-2+ Biosafety Programs in Laboratories

(Market Watch) A new, free white paper assists research institutions with the challenges of implementing biosafety level (BSL) 2+ practices and procedures in laboratory facilities. BSL-2+ is the term frequently used to describe laboratories where work with microorganisms is conducted in a BSL-2 laboratory with biosafety practices and procedures typically found at BSL-3. The biosafety  Read More »

Anthrax Vaccine Trial Distribution Could Begin in 2013

(Emergency Management) Nonmilitary emergency personnel could be offered the anthrax vaccine in early 2013, as part of an Obama administration plan to distribute unused federal stocks of the vaccine. The trial program would examine the potential of distributing the countermeasure to first responders who volunteer to participate in the initiative. At a joint hearing on  Read More »

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