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54th ABSA International Conference
(Associated Press of Pakistan) The event was attended by more than 500 Biosafety experts from more than 20 countries including Pakistan. Dr Shahana Urooj Kazmi, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Karachi and Chairperson of BioSafety Association of Pakistan, who attended …
- November 14, 2011
- | Filed under South Asia, Biosafety, and Policy & Initiatives
No end to bio-chemical weaponry
(Financial Express Bangladesh) Russia also went ahead to become one of the sponsors of the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention which bars the possession and production of weapons designed to unleash deadly bacteria, viruses, fungi or toxins. But is it working at all ? …
- November 14, 2011
- | Filed under Asia/Pacific, Europe, International, and Policy & Initiatives
We Are Still Not Ready
(New York Times) Wil Hylton’s article “How Ready Are We for Bioterrorism?” raised important concerns about how hard it is to protect the country from naturally occurring and man-made biological threats. He outlined how the lack of profitability and the bureaucratic …
- November 14, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, and Policy & Initiatives
North Korea’s Other Weapons Threat
(The Diplomat) But Pyongyang’s growing chemical and biological weapons capabilities are worrying Seoul. North Korea’s latent nuclear weapons program is rightfully the main point of concern for its neighbors and the international community. But far less publicized is …
- November 14, 2011
- | Filed under Asia/Pacific, Biological Weapons, International, and Policy & Initiatives
Cost, need questioned in $433-million smallpox drug deal
(Los Angeles Times) Reporting from Washington— Over the last year, the Obama administration has aggressively pushed a $433-million plan to buy an experimental smallpox drug, despite uncertainty over whether it is needed or will work. Senior officials have taken unusual steps to secure the contract for New York-based Siga Technologies Inc., Read More »
- November 14, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Biotechnology, and Research
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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 »