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Winnipeg lab reports progress in potential treatment for deadly Ebola infection

(Global Edmonton) TORONTO – Canadian researchers are reporting a potential advance in the treatment of Ebola virus infection, one of the most deadly pathogens known to humankind. Researchers from the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg are reporting that monkeys deliberately infected with Ebola were successfully saved with a cocktail of antibodies against the virus.

June 14, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, International, Public Health, and Research
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Airflow problems plague CDC bioterror lab

(USA TODAY) A $214 million bioterror germ lab at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has had repeated problems with airflow systems designed to help prevent the release of infectious agents, government documents and internal e-mails show. While the agency says no one has been infected, a biosafety expert says the problems Read More »

June 14, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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DoD Chem Defense Researchers Host Successful Bioscience Review

(Global Biodefense) The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) hosted its 18th Biennial Medical Defense Bioscience Review last month in Hunt Valley, Md. The conference highlights research to improve medical countermeasures against the effects of biological neurotoxins, chemical warfare agents, and toxic industrial chemicals.

June 14, 2012
| Filed under North America and Research
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US-India Bilateral Cooperation on Public Health and Research – US Department of State (press release)

US-India Bilateral Cooperation on Public Health and ResearchUS Department of State (press release)… pandemic influenza preparedness and response, laboratory systems and biosafety, health communications, and zoonotic disease investigation and control.and more »

June 13, 2012
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Gazette opinion: Absurd federal rule blocks vaccine research

(Billings Gazette) On May 29, Sens. Jon Tester and Max Baucus urged federal research regulators to reconsider restrictions that effectively block research to develop vaccines against brucellosis. The senators and Rep. Denny Rehberg previously have sought to remove this government impediment to important research. The Interagency Bison Management Plan partners asked the Montana delegation to Read More »