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West Nile Virus Death Toll Reaches 16 in Texas
(Global Biodefense) Dallas County officials have declared a state of emergency after the West Nile Virus (WNV) infected at least 190 people, killing 10 in their county, as the nation’s worst outbreak hits Texas. Dallas County Health and Human Services yesterday confirmed the county’s tenth WNV related death in a patient Read More »
- August 16, 2012
- | Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, Countermeasures, and Public Health
PLoS ONE launches Synthetic Biology Collection – Phys.Org (press release)
PLoS ONE launches Synthetic Biology CollectionPhys.Org (press release)The field of synthetic biology interconnects many engineering and scientific disciplines including biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, electrical engineering, and computer science. PLoS ONE has published more than 50 articles covering all aspects …
- August 16, 2012
- | Filed under Research
The Heavy Toll of a Future Foot and Mouth Disease Epidemic
(Top Secret Writers) Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is an economically devastating and highly contagious disease which affects all cloven-hooved animals such as cattle, sheep, goats and pigs. The disease isn’t just limited to typical farm animals either. Deer, water buffalo, bison and even hedgehogs can all help spread FMD in Read More »
- August 15, 2012
- | Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Countermeasures
Salmonella Strain Tied to Nursing Center Outbreak Likely Drug-Resistant
(Food Safety News) A skilled nursing and rehabilitation center in Blue Hill, Nebraska is ground zero for an outbreak of Salmonella Newport, a potentially drug-resistant strain of bacteria that in this case has caused 17 confirmed illnesses and 2 additional probable cases among residents, visitors and staff. The Nebraska Department of Read More »
- August 15, 2012
- | Filed under North America, Biosafety, and Public Health
Grain growers warned to bolster biosecurity
(ABC News) The Department of Agriculture and Food says it is concerned Western Australian grain growers are risking outbreaks of pests and diseases because of inadequate biosecurity practices. The department asked more than 130 growers to undertake a biosecurity self-assessment, which it says shows too many farmers were not properly managing Read More »
- August 15, 2012
- | Filed under Asia/Pacific, North America, Agriculture, and Public Health
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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 »
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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 »