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By Region: North America

JPM-TMT Awards New Contract to Study Administration using Marburg Virus Drug

(Herald Online) A contract to evaluate an alternative method for delivering a medical countermeasure (MCM) was awarded to Sarepta Therapeutics by the Joint Project Manager Transformational Medical Technologies (JPM-TMT). A component of the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD), JPM-TMT has made significant progress in the development of a therapeutic to  Read More »

Building Partnerships for Biological Threats Prevention, Preparedness and Response

(U.S. Department of State) As you know, President Obama is committed to creating an unprecedented level of transparency and openness in our own Government and working together with our partners in the Open Government Partnership, to ensure greater transparency, accountability and effectiveness in governance. Transparency also is the word of the day in numerous arms  Read More »

Dengue claims first victim of the year

(The International News) A 78-year-old woman died of dengue hemorrhagic fever on August 31, the first such death in the city this season, the Provincial Dengue Surveillance Cell reported on Wednesday. Officials refused to disclose the name of the patient or the name of the private hospital where she had been under treatment. Additionally, another  Read More »

Is The Maize Disease An Act Of Bioterrorism?

(The Star) The first recorded bio warfare act was reported in ancient Egypt when Pharaoh defied Moses and God intervened by cursing the land with pestilence. Moses was the adopted brother of Ramses the pharaoh and knew all about the food security situation and vulnerability of Egypt. Many people including Governments have thereafter attempted to  Read More »

When Americans Rejected Small Pox Vaccines

(Forbes) When I lived in Ann Arbor, my children attended a public school where upwards of 15% of kids were not vaccinated for mumps because their left-wing parents didn’t trust the vaccine industry. Meanwhile on the right end of the political spectrum, Tea Party heart throb Michelle Bachman famously accused vaccines of causing autism. How  Read More »

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