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By Region: North America

U.S. government takes threat of bird flu pandemic seriously; spends $25 billion for medical countermeasures

(Military & Aerospace Electronics) Evidently the U.S. government is taking the threat of a global bird flu pandemic very seriously, as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded five contracts collectively worth as much as $25.36 billion for medical countermeasures to the H5N1 avian influenza virus. There is ample reason to  Read More »

BioWatch Gen-3 slips further behind schedule

(Fierce Homeland Security) Plans for deploying a fully-autonomous networked biodetection capability–known as BioWatch Gen-3–have again undergone a delay, with the Homeland Security Department announcing in late August that an anticipated solicitation is now set for late fall or early winter. An Aug. 20 FedBizOpps notice gives little further detail, only stating that the final request  Read More »

Yosemite Hantavirus Outbreak Claims Third Victim

(Global Biodefense) Hantavirus came into the national spotlight this month after eight visitors of Yosemite National Park have contracted the rodent-borne disease. Three people have died as a result, most recently a West Virginian reported to have visited the park in June. An estimated 10,000 visitors may have been exposed to the virus through rat  Read More »

Research finds novel airborne germ-killing oral spray effective in fighting colds and flu

(EurekAlert) University Hospitals Case Medical Center clinical researchers will present findings about a one-two punch to prevent colds and flu in San Francisco at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) on Sept. 9. The research team is presenting data in two poster presentations that a new oral antiseptic spray is effective in  Read More »

FBI seeks help in case of bogus anthrax threats

(Wall Street Journal) The FBI is seeking the public’s help in finding out who in Syracuse has been sending out powder-filled letters threatening an anthrax attack for the past 15 years. The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports that the powder in the letters is always baby powder, detergent or some other nonhazardous material. But the 21  Read More »

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