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WHO confirms four more cases of Middle East virus

(Reuters) Three more people in Saudi Arabia have become infected with the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus and one has died, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, and it also confirmed the first MERS case in Oman. In a disease outbreak update, the Geneva-based United Nations health agency said the four new Read More »

November 1, 2013
| Filed under Middle East, North America, International, and Public Health
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Request for Proposal – Joint Biological Tactical Detection System

(GlobalBiodefense) The U.S. Army Contracting Center, on behalf of the Joint Project Manager – Nuclear Biological Chemical Contamination Avoidance (JPM-NBCCA), has issued a pre-solicitation notice for the Joint Biological Tactical Detection System (JBTDS) Engineering & Manufacturing Development phase. The effort includes options for Low Rate Initial Production and Full Rate Production.

October 31, 2013
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, and Research
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Higher-Level TB Research to Begin at NEIDL

(BostonUniversity) BU’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories will begin doing tuberculosis research at a higher biosafety level in the coming months, following approval of the work by the Boston Public Health Commission. The research will be transferred from another lab on the Medical Campus. TB researchers Igor Kramnik, a School of Medicine professor of medicine Read More »

October 31, 2013
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, and Research
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New molecular target for malaria control identified

(Eurekalert) A new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and University of Perugia (UNIPG) researchers has shown that egg development in the mosquito species primarily responsible for spreading malaria depends on a switch in the female that is turned on by a male hormone delivered during sex. Blocking the activation of this Read More »

October 30, 2013
| Filed under Europe, North America, and Research
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16 new dengue cases, total 547

(TimesofIndia) Doctors of the microbiology department of the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College (GSVM) confirmed 16 new dengue cases on Monday. With this, the number of dengue cases here has gone up to 547. Dr Atul Grag of GSVM’s microbiology department said that among the 16 new cases, seven have been reported at Lala Read More »