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By Region: North America

Army may downsize advanced research testing center

Frederick News Post – The Army may downsize its plans for an advanced research center aimed at pushing biodefense-related vaccines and drugs through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval process. The federal government put the center, called the Medical Countermeasures Test and Evaluation Facility, on the fast track because of the great need for Read More »

July 22, 2011
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Research
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U.S. Legal Moves Seen Undercutting Anthrax Defense

The U.S. Justice Department’s submission and rapid correction of statements that appeared to counter the findings of the federal anthrax mailings probe could further expose the government to charges it was negligent in securing anthrax stocks purportedly tapped for the 2001 attacks, three news organizations said on Wednesday in a collaborative report published by ProPublica Read More »

July 21, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Bioterrorism, and Policy & Initiatives
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Veterinarian: Floodwater may spread anthrax spores

KOAM-TV – Kansas Livestock Association is cautioning members about the possible presence of anthrax in pastures where floodwaters have receded, especially along the Missouri River. The association cites warnings from Kansas State Research Extension …and more »

July 21, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Public Health
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EU calls for stronger anti-biological weapons Convention

New Europe – The Council of Europe has introduced its position for a forthcoming review conference, that will be held in December 2011 in Geneva. They stressed a need for a stronger Convention prohibiting biological weapons and co-operation with other states around …

July 20, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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US Revises Its Response to Lawsuit on Anthrax

New York Times – Embarrassed Justice Department officials rushed on Tuesday to correct their own filing in a lawsuit over the 2001 anthrax letters after learning that it appeared to contradict the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s conclusion that Bruce E. Ivins, an Army scientist, prepared the deadly powder in his Army laboratory. Lawyers for the Read More »