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Pentagon Awards $11.6M Contract For Biothreat Diagnostic Tool
(Global Security Newswire) The U.S. Defense Department has agreed to pay Texas-based Luminex $11.6 million for further work on a device that could be used to quickly identify the presence of biological warfare agents, Military & Aerospace Electronics magazine reported last week. The biological sensor company is anticipated by January 2016 Read More »
- August 8, 2012
- | Filed under North America and Research
Avian influenza surveillance reveals presence of low pathogenic avian influenza viruses in poultry
(7th Space) Introduction: More than 70 outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 have been reported in poultry in the western and north-eastern parts of India. Therefore, in view of the recent HPAI H5N1 outbreaks in poultry, active AI surveillance encompassing wild, resident, migratory birds and poultry was undertaken Read More »
- August 7, 2012
- | Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, South Asia, Public Health, and Research
Neither Human Health nor Food Safety Were Ever At Risk in 4th Mad Cow
(Food Safety News) An April-to-August investigation has closed the book on the fourth case of Mad Cow Disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), in the United States. The California Holstein discovered last April was an isolated incident, poising no threat what-so-ever to the U.S. cattle herd or food safety. The three month investigation Read More »
- August 7, 2012
- | Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, Public Health, and Research
3 more ‘foot-and-mouth disease’ cases monitored – Sun.Star
3 more 'foot-and-mouth disease' cases monitoredSun.StarKIDAPAWAN CITY — Three more cases of suspected foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) were monitored by personnel of the Rural Health Unit (RHU) in M'lang town, North Cotabato. Dr. Glicerio Sotea, head of M'lang RHU, said the patients were children aged …
- August 7, 2012
- | Filed under Research
New Inventory Tracks Synthetic Biology Applications
(Synthetic Biology Project) New technologies are often defined by a few iconic examples that capture the public imagination. While nanotechnology was defined in the early days by its applications like stain-resistant clothing and sunscreens, it took longer to realize that nanoscale science and engineering were having pervasive impacts across multiple economic sectors Read More »
- August 7, 2012
- | Filed under North America, Biotechnology, and Policy & Initiatives
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BAA – Medical Countermeasures for Priority Pathogens
(Global Biodefense) The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has released Read More »
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New Antibody Weapons Against Marburg Virus
(Global Biodefense) A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute identifies Read More »
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FDA Accepts BLA for Inhalational Anthrax Countermeasure
(Global Biodefense) Anthim (obiltoxaximab) is for the treatment and prevention of inhalational anthrax, Read More »
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South Korea MERS death toll rises to 20
(CNN) The World Health Organization said Tuesday that the number of new cases Read More »
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What you should know about MERS, the mystery disease that has South Korea on edge
(Washington Post) The spread of MERS, which has infected 126 people since the outbreak began last Read More »
Research More »
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We Now Know More About Sexually Transmitted Ebola
(TIME) In March 2015, officials discovered that a Liberian man who had survived Read More »
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Scientists find new variant of streptococcal bacteria causing severe infections
(Imperial College London) Scientists have discovered a new variant of streptococcal bacteria that Read More »
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VUMC joins Human Vaccine Project as first scientific hub
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), the Human Vaccines Project and the International AIDS Read More »
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Researcher who spiked rabbit blood to fake HIV vaccine results slapped with rare prison sentence
(Washington Post) Dong Pyou Han, a former Iowa State University researcher charged with Read More »
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New Antibody Weapons Against Marburg Virus
(Global Biodefense) A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute identifies Read More »
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How Yelp Can Be Used to Track Outbreaks of Food Poisoning
When a Shigella outbreak at a San Jose, California, seafood restaurant sickened dozens Read More »
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We Now Know More About Sexually Transmitted Ebola
(TIME) In March 2015, officials discovered that a Liberian man who had survived Read More »
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Legionnaires’ Bacteria Regrew in Bronx Cooling Towers That Were Disinfected
(TheNewYorkTimes)- The 15 water-cooling towers that were found to be contaminated this week Read More »
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Millions More Need H.I.V. Treatment, W.H.O. Says
(TheNewYorkTimes)- The World Health Organization issued sweeping new guidelines on Wednesday that could put Read More »
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Sentencing scheduled for peanut executive in salmonella case
(Washington Post)- ALBANY, Ga. — A former peanut executive convicted of shipping tainted Read More »