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Food Safety Compromised As Global Trade Expands

(Food Safety News) As the web of global food trade becomes more and more complex, humans become increasingly vulnerable to prolonged foodborne illness outbreaks, says a team of international researchers. The interconnectedness of the world’s food supply is putting global food safety in jeopardy, according to a study published last month in PLoS ONE, because it  Read More »

US officials investigate E. coli outbreak

(Nature News Blog) Public health officials have yet to pinpoint the source of an outbreak of infections from a rare strain of Escherichi coli that  resulted in the death a 21-month old girl in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has infected thirteen others. Details of an ongoing investigation by federal and state health officials were released in  Read More »

Now open: Broad Agency Announcements

(MedicalCountermeasures.gov) Now open: Broad Agency Announcements for Advanced Research and Development of Medical Countermeasures for Pandemic Influenza and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threats. BARDA is soliciting proposals for the advanced research and development of medical countermeasures (MCM) such as vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics and devices. Specifics of the solicitation can be found under three Broad  Read More »

Anthrax Among Us?

(North American Whitetail Magazine) To most people, it’s either the answer to a question about bioterrorism or it’s the name of a legendary heavy metal rock band. “Anthrax,” however, is the answer to another question as well: Which infectious disease has the potential to kill both deer and humans? You don’t find folks at the  Read More »

FLU NEWS SCAN: Global flu activity, H5N1 vaccine in Thailand

(CIDRAP) Globally, only regional pockets show increased flu activity. Global flu activity remains low with the exception of Hong Kong, Madagascar, El Salvador, and the Dominican Republic, health officials report. “Influenza activity in the northern hemisphere temperate regions is continuing to decline or back to baseline levels indicating the season is ending,” the World Health  Read More »

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