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Anthrax Among Us?
(North American Whitetail Magazine) To most people, it’s either the answer to a question about bioterrorism or it’s the name of a legendary heavy metal rock band. “Anthrax,” however, is the answer to another question as well: Which infectious disease has the potential to kill both deer and humans? You don’t Read More »
- June 11, 2012
- | Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Agriculture
FLU NEWS SCAN: Global flu activity, H5N1 vaccine in Thailand
(CIDRAP) Globally, only regional pockets show increased flu activity. Global flu activity remains low with the exception of Hong Kong, Madagascar, El Salvador, and the Dominican Republic, health officials report. “Influenza activity in the northern hemisphere temperate regions is continuing to decline or back to baseline levels indicating the season is Read More »
- June 11, 2012
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, and Public Health
Rising number of CCHF infections in Iranian provinces
(Payvand) Iranian media report that seven people in the country have died after contracting the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF). Most victims of the viral disease have been identified in the eastern provinces, but reports indicate that the virus has been detected in 27 of Iran’s 31 provinces.
- June 11, 2012
- | Filed under Middle East, Agents & Toxins, and Public Health
Plumbing the mysteries of Plum Island
(CBS News) A place that’s off-limits to most of us was in the news this past week. The federal government announced it has granted a license for a new foot-and-mouth vaccine . . . a vaccine developed at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center. With correspondent John Miller we get a Read More »
- June 11, 2012
- | Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
Food Safety Attorney Bill Marler to Present Webinar
Food safety attorney and Food Safety News publisher Bill Marler will present a webinar on the legal consequences of poor food safety practices on June 14.In the webinar hosted by Food Seminars International, Marler will elaborate on his work in foodborne illness litigation. The webinar will include discussion on the obstacles companies Read More »
- June 11, 2012
- | Filed under Public Health
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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 »
Public Health 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 »