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Migratory birds can spread haemorrhagic fever

(EurekAlert) A type of haemorrhagic fever that is prevalent in Africa, Asia, and the Balkans has begun to spread to new areas in southern Europe. Now Swedish researchers have shown that migratory birds carrying ticks are the possible source of contagion. The discovery is being published in the US journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic  Read More »

Four Districts Put On High Risk Marburg Alert

(All Africa) Musanze, Gicumbi, Nyagatare and Burera districts that border Uganda are on high alert over the Marburg hemorrhagic fever. Efforts are being intensified to ensure that the outbreak of the highly contagious deadly disease doesn’t spread to Rwanda. Therese Mujawamariya, the Vice Mayor in charge of social affairs in Gicumbi District, yesterday said the  Read More »

Anthrax Scare: Big Response, Wrong Powder

(The Patch) On Oct. 12 at 11:46 a.m., Tarrytown police responded to their first Anthrax scare in years, said Lieutenant William Herguth. A call came in from County Fire Control reporting that an Independence Street resident had contacted the Health Department stating she believed her bottle of Aspirin contained Anthrax. Officers responded along with Greenburgh  Read More »

Amoebae: Bacteria’s best friends?

(Cavalier Daily) A recent University study shows that anthrax, when aided by a specific type of amoeba, can thrive and multiply in soil — a trick that could prove deadly for livestock and other mammals. Bacillus anthracis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, produces spores — small, dormant cells — that reanimate  Read More »

Cranking Up Biosecurity

(The Scientist) Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made the decision to list the SARS virus as a select agent, along with recently discovered haemorrhagic-fever viruses, Lujo and Chapare. This classification, which classifies pathogens or toxins as having the “potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety,”  Read More »

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