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Astrix Technology Group Awarded US DHS Security BioWatch Laboratory

(Defence Professionals) Astrix Technology Group (Astrix) announced Aug. 10 it has been awarded the Laboratory Staffing Contract to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Health Affairs (OHA) BioWatch Program. The award is a five-year contract consisting of a base period and four option years with the total amount of the award exceeding Read More »

August 13, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biotechnology, and Public Health
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Anthrax outbreak kills approximately 60 cattle at Colorado ranch

(Examiner) After more than three decades without a case of anthrax in Colorado, the lethal bacterial disease has come back to an unusual extent on at least one Logan County ranch. After initial reports of one cow death last week, Veterinary Practice News reported Friday, the death of nearly 60 cattle from the anthrax bacillus. Read More »

August 13, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Countermeasures
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Congo fever case confirmed in Karachi

(The International News) The Sindh Dengue Surveillance Cell officials confirmed that the patient, whose name was not disclosed, was admitted to a private hospital in Karachi with symptoms of Congo Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever. His test from another private hospital confirmed that he was suffering from the disease. Sources in the provincial health department said the Read More »

August 10, 2012
| Filed under Africa, North America, and International
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Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia

(WHO) The Ministry of Health of Indonesia has notified WHO of a new case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus. The case is a 37 year old male from Yogyakarta province. He developed fever on 24 July 2012, was hospitalized on 27 July and died on 30 July. Epidemiological investigation on the case Read More »

August 10, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, International, and Public Health
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Mail Carrier Med Delivery Exercise Has 95% Success Rate

(Global Security Newswire) U.S. Postal Service workers were able to deliver empty tablet containers to roughly 95 percent of the homes included in a May biological attack response exercise in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy reported on Thursday. On May 6, participating mail distribution personnel dropped Read More »