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Further H5N1 Outbreak in Nepal

(The Poultry Site) The outbreak was reported to the OIE by Dr Nar Bahadur Rajwar, Director General, Department of Livestock Services, Department of Livestock Services in Lalitpur, Nepal. The outbreak started on 27 August at Sanepa-2, Sanchal, Lalitpur in Bagmati. The latest outbreak occured in Madhyapur Thimi Municipality -3, Bode, Bhaktapur in the region of  Read More »

Study reports faster, more economical method for detecting bioterror threats

(Phys) The new process screens for pairs of affinity reagents – molecular magnets that bind to and hold on to their targets, be they toxins, viruses or bacteria. That will enable countermeasures to be selected and utilized much faster than the current practice. “Using crude extracts from E. coli, the workhorse bacterium of the biotechnology  Read More »

Advancing Transient Passive Immunity for Biothreats

(Global Biodefense) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking innovative methods of scalable passive immunization to protection personnel for a period of time, suitable to a military mission requirement or in a public health setting. Towards this goal, the agency is soliciting proposals for the development of nucleic acid platforms capable of in  Read More »

Heroin user treated for anthrax in 12th confirmed case of disease in Europe since June

(Birmingham Mail) A drug user has been taken to hospital with anthrax infection after injecting a suspected contaminated batch of heroin. The case in Oxford follows the deaths of two people who injected drugs from a confirmed anthrax infection in Blackpool in August and September. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said it was the 12th  Read More »

CDC issues travel notice for Uganda due to Marburg outbreak

(The Examiner) With the Marburg hemorrhagic fever (HF) outbreak spreading in Uganda, now being reported from 5 districts in the African country, federal health officials have issued an advisory for travelers to Uganda, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) travel notice Nov.2 The Uganda Ministry of Health officially declared an outbreak  Read More »

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