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New vaccine could protect against chikungunya virus for life – TruthDive

New vaccine could protect against chikungunya virus for lifeTruthDiveThe experimental vaccine is a “recombinant live-attenuated vaccine” created by genetically modifying the chikungunya virus using techniques developed with the initial support from the Western Regional Center of Excellence in Biodefense and Emerging …and more »

August 13, 2011
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Atlanta centre to train India’s top scientists to contain public health threats

(The Times of India) NEW DELHI: India’s top scientists are going back to school to become “disease detectives”. Beginning 2012, around 10 Indian scientists will be trained at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta’s special “Epidemic Intelligence Service Programme” (EIS), which was started in 1951 following biological warfare concerns triggered by the Read More »

August 12, 2011
| Filed under South Asia, International, Public Health, and Research
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Anthrax cases confirmed in China – UPI.com

Anthrax cases confirmed in ChinaUPI.com11 (UPI) — Health authorities in China say three people have been confirmed as being infected with anthrax in the country's northeast Liaoning Province. The provincial health department said another 18 suspected cases are being investigated in the …and more »

August 11, 2011
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Research watched closely at Army’s newly upgraded biodefense lab at Fort Detrick in Md.

(Greenfield Daily Reporter) FREDERICK, Md. — Cutting-edge technology is matched by high-tech security at a newly renovated Army biodefense laboratory, officials said Wednesday during a tour of the research suite at Fort Detrick. Scientists working with the world’s deadliest pathogens are monitored by video cameras, watched through windows and tracked by sensors that know when Read More »

August 11, 2011
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, and Research
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Anthrax Infection in Minnesota Came from a Natural Source – International Business Times

Anthrax Infection in Minnesota Came from a Natural SourceInternational Business TimesAn anthrax infection in Minnesota is being investigated by the FBI and the Minnesota Department of Health. The bureaus are saying that the case was caused by a very rare instance of inhaled anthrax, is currently not being considered a criminal or …