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After five years of delay, WMD plan is ‘nonsensical,’ critics say

(WASHINGTONPOST)- The Department of Homeland Security, created to help safeguard the nation from terrorism, has faced criticism for years over its approach to tackling the ultimate fear: an attack on U.S. soil with weapons of mass destruction. DHS’s efforts to stop nuclear, chemical and other mass-casualty attacks are scattershot and poorly coordinated, spread through an unwieldy department  Read More »

Lyme Disease Cases Rising in Affected Regions

(Medscape) The number of US counties experiencing high incidence of Lyme disease has grown considerably from 1993 through 2012, according to a study published online July 15 and in the August issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases.  “Despite the substantial increase in the number of counties with high incidence, the limited movement of the geographic centers  Read More »

Power, airflow, safety issues plague high-tech CDC labs

(USA Today) Multimillion-dollar, high-tech laboratory buildings at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that house deadly bacteria and viruses continue to suffer power outages and failures of important airflow systems that help prevent pathogens from being released, records obtained by USA TODAY show.  The incidents have resulted in staff being evacuated and have exposed  Read More »

Bird Flu Cost the US $3.3 Billion and Worse Could Be Coming

(National Geographic) It’s been almost a month since a case of avian influenza was detected in poultry in the central United States. So it might seem that the epidemic—which over several months caused the destruction of 49.5 million chickens and turkeys—can safely be considered over. But in fact, it may have only taken a break.  Read More »

Undetected measles led to death of Clallam County woman in her 20s

(Seattle Times) A Clallam County woman in her 20s died this year from an undetected measles infection discovered only after an autopsy, state health officials said Thursday. The case is the first confirmed measles death in the U.S. in 12 years.  The woman was likely exposed to the highly contagious infection at a local medical  Read More »

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