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Chile hosts OAS’ first mock bioterrorism attack

(Santiago Times) Tuesday morning marked the beginning of a mock bioterrorist attack in Chile run by the Organization of American States (OAS). The exercise is being funded by Canada. Chile was chosen as the location for the first mock bioterrorist attack due to the …

October 28, 2011
| Filed under North America, South America, Bioterrorism, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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GAO finds gaps in bioterror countermeasure planning, budgeting

(CIDRAP News) The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has continued to modify its bioterror countermeasure priorities based on current risk assessments, but it hasn't updated formal plans or fleshed out budget priorities, …

October 28, 2011
| Filed under North America and Research
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Why Your Operation Needs a Biosecurity Program

(Farm Focus) Biosecurity is an integral part of any animal health program used to prevent the introduction to the farm site or the spreading of a disease on and off of the farm site 2. Biosecurity protects the animals on your operation and allows animals to express …

October 28, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
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Citizen Science Takes Off: Could Community Labs Hatch the Next Generation of …

(Forbes) Publications from USA Today to Nature have heralded the global rise of “biohacker” activities that include personal genome investigations, synthetic biology experimentation, and reverse-engineered research tools. AP journalist Marcus Wohlsen is one of …

October 27, 2011
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, and Research
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Docs Still at Front Line in Detecting Bioterrorism

(ABC News) Some individual clinician will be the key player the next time there's a covert bioterrorism attack, like the anthrax episode a decade ago. Despite a marked increase in resources aimed at detecting and …