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Hernando emergency workers give students lesson on hazardous materials, more

(Tampabay.com) SPRING HILL — Viruses are lurking on objects and skin, just waiting for unsuspecting hosts. But sixth-graders at Challenger K-8 School of Science and Mathematics are on to them. Their teachers worked with Hernando County Fire Rescue and the Hernando County hazardous materials response team to present information about plagues, bioterrorism, weapons of mass Read More »

June 1, 2012
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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Current focus of veterinary medical profession leaves research, food security, public health needs underserved

(Phys.Org) Without immediate action, a new National Research Council report warns, the academic veterinary community could fail to prepare the next generation of veterinarians for faculty teaching and research positions as well as for jobs in state diagnostic laboratories, federal research and regulatory agencies, and the pharmaceutical and biologics industry.

June 1, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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DARPA Is Just As Worried About A Bioterror Attack As The Pentagon

(Business Insider) This morning, the day after the Department of Defense’s number two man referred to bioterror as an inevitable threat against the United States civilian and military populations, DARPA tweeted a call for a method to disarm certain kinds of bioweapons. The solicitation — put out alongside requests for advanced magnetic imaging studies, laser Read More »

June 1, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biological Weapons, Biotechnology, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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Stockpile Vaccines Against Anthrax and Small Pox: Bio-terrorism is a Real Threat

(Huffington Post Blog) My husband and I are both New Yorkers; he is a Lieutenant serving as a proud member of New York’s Finest. We were here in New York City when the Towers came down on 9/11, memories of which are indelibly etched into our consciousness. In fact, during that time, my husband, was Read More »

June 1, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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WHO hopes for meeting on dual-use research in late fall

(CIDRAP News) The World Health Organization (WHO) hopes to hold a meeting late this fall to discuss “dual-use” research issues raised in the controversy over publication of two studies involving lab-modified H5N1 viruses with increased transmissibility, a WHO official said today. “We hope to hold a second meeting to discuss the broader concerns related to Read More »