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David Hoffman: The lessons of Aum Shinrikyo – Foreign Policy

Foreign PolicyDavid Hoffman: The lessons of Aum ShinrikyoForeign PolicyThe sarin attack–and reports that Aum experimented with biological substances–shocked the world, and is one of the events, along with the 2001 anthrax letters, which ramped up attention and public spending to combat biological terrorism. …Ignatius: How do you stop a terrorist attack?GoErie.comall 2 news articles »

August 1, 2011
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Portable device detects anthrax in under an hour

R & D Magazine – Cornell University – A portable device can detect the presence of the anthrax bacterium in about one hour from a sample containing as few as 40 microscopic spores, report Cornell and University of Albany researchers who invented it.

August 1, 2011
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Anthrax outbreak hits Swedish farm – The Local.se

The Local.seAnthrax outbreak hits Swedish farmThe Local.seAn outbreak of anthrax at a farm in central Sweden has prompted veterinary officials to launch an investigation into where cows that died from the disease have been buried in Sweden going back to 1916. According to the Swedish Board of Agriculture …

July 27, 2011
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Army narrows risk assessment methods – Frederick News Post (subscription)

Army narrows risk assessment methodsFrederick News Post (subscription)Anthrax, Ebola, Marburg, plague, brucellosis and several forms of equine encephalitis will be tested on nonhuman primates and rodents, Beaver said. Committee members had been concerned that previous assessment reports were too broad and the public …and more »

July 26, 2011
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South Korea To Produce Foot-And-Mouth Vaccine In 2012 – Bernama

South Korea To Produce Foot-And-Mouth Vaccine In 2012BernamaSEOUL, July 26 (Bernama) — South Korea will produce vaccines for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) next year to protect livestock after the country suffered the worst outbreak of the disease earlier this year, a government agency said Tuesday. …S Korea seeks to produce FMD vaccines in 2012XinhuaS Korea bolsters Read More »