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US Government Expands Population Eligible to Receive Bavarian Nordic’s Smallpox Vaccine in an Emergency

(Reuters) KVISTGAARD, Denmark, July 11, 2012 – Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA) announced today that the U.S. government has expanded the population that is eligible to receive its attenuated smallpox vaccine, IMVAMUNER , during an emergency. In the event of a public health emergency involving smallpox, the government may now authorize the use of IMVAMUNER Read More »

July 11, 2012
| Filed under Europe, North America, and Public Health
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Analysis: Bird flu vaccine now? More than a shot in the dark

(Reuters) (Reuters) – Culls of hundreds of thousands of chickens, turkeys and ducks to stem bird flu outbreaks rarely make international headlines these days, but they are a worryingly common event as the deadly virus continues its march across the globe. As scientists delve deeper into H5N1 avian influenza, they have discovered it is only Read More »

July 11, 2012
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, and Research
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Enhancing Biological Threat Detection

(Heritage.org) In 2001, just one week after 9/11, letters laced with anthrax were found in the U.S. mail system addressed to offices on Capitol Hill and major media outlets. In response, the newly formed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deployed the BioWatch program, which seeks to detect the release of dangerous pathogens into the air, Read More »

July 10, 2012
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, and Countermeasures
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Mexico to import eggs to offset H5N1 induced price surge

(WorldPoultry.net) Economy secretary Bruno Ferrari announced that Mexico is preparing to import up to 119,748 tonnes of eggs to prevent a surge in prices as a consequence of a bird-flu outbreak in the western state of Jalisco, the Latin American Herald Tribune reports. The government is ready to suspend duties on egg imports from countries Read More »

July 10, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Public Health
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Link between dengue fever and climate change in the US

(DigitalJournal.com) US scientists have made a prediction about the future spread of dengue fever in the US, in relation to the changing climate. Researchers based at the Texas Tech University have examined the spread of dengue fever in the US and have assessed the impact of the spread of the mosquito carried disease in relation Read More »