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South Africa’s ‘Dr. Death’ faces ethics inquiry
(LA Times) Wouter Basson ran the apartheid-era regime’s germ and chemical warfare program, Project Coast. He is charged with manufacturing dangerous drugs, some of which allegedly were used on activists.
- September 29, 2011
- | Filed under Africa, Biological Weapons, and Policy & Initiatives
Report: 395 mishaps at US labs risked releasing select agents
(CIDRAP) In response to a CIDRAP News query today, CDC spokesman Von Roebuck said he couldn't give more details but said that the agency plans to publish a report next spring on potential select-agent releases. He said the CDC for security reasons does not …
- September 29, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Biosafety, Public Health, and Research
ISU providing swine FMD guide
(American Veterinary Medical Association) Iowa State University is providing a guide on identifying the lesions caused by foot-and-mouth disease virus in domestic and feral swine. Electronic copies of the guide are available free from the university's Center for Food Security and Public Health …
- September 29, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Agriculture
Pentagon Awards $3.1M For Tularemia Study
The U.S. Defense Department has awarded $3.1 million to an Albany Medical College researcher conducting a study on tularemia, the New York Business Review reported on Tuesday (see GSN, April 13). The bacterial disease is considered potential candidate for terrorists to use in a biological weapons attack. Albany Medical College Center Read More »
- September 29, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Bioterrorism, and Research
Uganda: How Uganda Got Rid of Rinderpest
(AllAfrica.com) Rinderpest is a word of German origin translated as 'cattle plague' in English. It is a devastating viral cattle disease and some wildlife species such as buffaloes, giraffes and antelopes. It is said to have killed up to 95% of the cattle population …
- September 29, 2011
- | Filed under Africa, Agents & Toxins, and Agriculture
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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 »