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Woman dies after injecting herself with heroin contaminated with ANTHRAX
(Mail Online) A woman has died after injecting herself with heroin contaminated with anthrax. An inquest has been opened after Claire Skelton, 42, from Rochester, Kent, died at King’s College Hospital in London on December 9. The cause of death was given as anthrax and intravenous drug abuse. Her death is Read More »
- December 20, 2012
- | Filed under Europe, North America, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
Wisconsin ranks high in disaster planning – Green Bay Press Gazette
WHBYWisconsin ranks high in disaster planningGreen Bay Press GazetteWisconsin is among the states best prepared for disease, disaster and bioterrorism, a new report says. The Trust for America's Health, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group, conducts an annual report called “Ready or Not?” with the the Robert Wood Johnson …State gets high marks Read More »
- December 20, 2012
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Wisconsin ranks high in disaster planning – Green Bay Press Gazette
WHBYWisconsin ranks high in disaster planningGreen Bay Press GazetteWisconsin is among the states best prepared for disease, disaster and bioterrorism, a new report says. The Trust for America's Health, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group, conducts an annual report called “Ready or Not?” with the the Robert Wood Johnson …State gets high marks Read More »
- December 20, 2012
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State, local public health get mixed grades on readiness – CIDRAP
State, local public health get mixed grades on readinessCIDRAPOfficials at TFAH were asked if that means they endorse BioWatch, the Department of Homeland Security Program that monitors the air in major cities for pathogens that might signal a bioterrorist attack. "We're not necessarily endorsing a specific …and more »
- December 19, 2012
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State, local public health get mixed grades on readiness – CIDRAP
State, local public health get mixed grades on readinessCIDRAPOfficials at TFAH were asked if that means they endorse BioWatch, the Department of Homeland Security Program that monitors the air in major cities for pathogens that might signal a bioterrorist attack. "We're not necessarily endorsing a specific …and more »
- December 19, 2012
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BAA – Medical Countermeasures for Priority Pathogens
(Global Biodefense) The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has released Read More »
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New Antibody Weapons Against Marburg Virus
(Global Biodefense) A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute identifies Read More »
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FDA Accepts BLA for Inhalational Anthrax Countermeasure
(Global Biodefense) Anthim (obiltoxaximab) is for the treatment and prevention of inhalational anthrax, Read More »
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South Korea MERS death toll rises to 20
(CNN) The World Health Organization said Tuesday that the number of new cases Read More »
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What you should know about MERS, the mystery disease that has South Korea on edge
(Washington Post) The spread of MERS, which has infected 126 people since the outbreak began last Read More »
Research More »
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We Now Know More About Sexually Transmitted Ebola
(TIME) In March 2015, officials discovered that a Liberian man who had survived Read More »
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Scientists find new variant of streptococcal bacteria causing severe infections
(Imperial College London) Scientists have discovered a new variant of streptococcal bacteria that Read More »
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VUMC joins Human Vaccine Project as first scientific hub
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), the Human Vaccines Project and the International AIDS Read More »
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Researcher who spiked rabbit blood to fake HIV vaccine results slapped with rare prison sentence
(Washington Post) Dong Pyou Han, a former Iowa State University researcher charged with Read More »
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New Antibody Weapons Against Marburg Virus
(Global Biodefense) A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute identifies Read More »
Public Health More »
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How Yelp Can Be Used to Track Outbreaks of Food Poisoning
When a Shigella outbreak at a San Jose, California, seafood restaurant sickened dozens Read More »
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We Now Know More About Sexually Transmitted Ebola
(TIME) In March 2015, officials discovered that a Liberian man who had survived Read More »
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Legionnaires’ Bacteria Regrew in Bronx Cooling Towers That Were Disinfected
(TheNewYorkTimes)- The 15 water-cooling towers that were found to be contaminated this week Read More »
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Millions More Need H.I.V. Treatment, W.H.O. Says
(TheNewYorkTimes)- The World Health Organization issued sweeping new guidelines on Wednesday that could put Read More »
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Sentencing scheduled for peanut executive in salmonella case
(Washington Post)- ALBANY, Ga. — A former peanut executive convicted of shipping tainted Read More »