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Cryptosporidium Outbreak Sickened 300 in UK Last Year

(FoodSafetyNews) Approximately 300 people in England and Scotland were sickened in an outbreak of Cryptosporidium in May of 2012, announced public health authorities this week. The parasite that caused the outbreak is thought to have originated in ready-to-eat bagged salad mixes, said England’s Health Protection Agency in a report published Tuesday.

March 21, 2013
| Filed under Europe, Public Health, and Research
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Findings to help in design of drugs against virus causing childhood illnesses

(Purdue University) New research findings may help scientists design drugs to treat a virus infection that causes potentially fatal brain swelling and paralysis in children.The virus, called enterovirus 71, causes hand, foot and mouth disease, and is common throughout the world.

March 21, 2013
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US Bioethicists recommend more tests before child anthrax vaccine trials

(Nature) Bioethicists proposed limits today on the types of clinical trials of anthrax vaccine and other drugs and vaccines aimed at bioterror agents that can be conducted in children. The recommendation came in a report from the US President’s Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. US Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius Read More »

March 20, 2013
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Research
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As Deadly Virus Spreads, Saudis Defend Role – Wall Street Journal

Wall Street JournalAs Deadly Virus Spreads, Saudis Defend RoleWall Street Journal… of the China SARS syndrome," said Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy at the University of Minnesota, and a former special adviser to the U.S. government on bioterrorism and public-health preparedness.and more »

March 19, 2013
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As Deadly Virus Spreads, Saudis Defend Role – Wall Street Journal

Wall Street JournalAs Deadly Virus Spreads, Saudis Defend RoleWall Street Journal… of the China SARS syndrome," said Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy at the University of Minnesota, and a former special adviser to the U.S. government on bioterrorism and public-health preparedness.and more »

March 19, 2013
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