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U.S. Signs Contract For 44.75M Anthrax Vaccine Doses

Maryland-based biotechnology firm Emergent BioSolutions on Monday said it had received a $1.25 billion contract to provide the U.S. government with 44.75 million doses of an anthrax vaccine (see GSN, June 1). BioThrax is the only anthrax vaccine licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “Emergent is proud to be able to contribute to Read More »

October 5, 2011
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Public Health, and Research
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Al Qaeda lab lingers in anthrax story

(USA Today) Fears that al Qaeda had some role in the anthrax letter attacks that killed five and terrorized the US 10 years ago surfaced early in the investigation. This photo released by the FBI shows a technician at the …

October 5, 2011
| Filed under North America, Bioterrorism, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Researchers from Boston University receive grant to develop improved virus detection system

(Boston University Medical Center) A team of researchers from Boston University’s School of Medicine and College of Engineering have been awarded a five-year, $4.8 million National Institutes of Health grant to develop a low-cost, multiplexed virus detection platform. Based on technologies developed with seed funding from Boston University’s Photonics Center, the resulting diagnostic platform should Read More »

October 5, 2011
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, Public Health, and Research
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US to help Pakistan fight foot and mouth disease

(SciDev.net) KARACHI — The United States will help Pakistan fight foot and mouth disease (FMD) that affects cattle and causes losses in milk and meat production worth millions of dollars each year. FMD, caused by various strains of the highly contagious …

October 5, 2011
| Filed under North America, South Asia, Agriculture, and International
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Scientists Warn Melioidosis Bacteria is Growing More Hardy

(Global Security Newswire) Colorado State University announced on Monday that scientists have discovered that the bacteria that causes melioidosis can develop a novel resistance to the antibiotic generally used to kill off the potential bioterror agent (see GSN , July 11, 2008). …