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Syrian Rebels Claim Regime is Sending Chemical Arms to Borders
(Global Security Newswire) Syrian opposition forces on Tuesday claimed the Assad regime was transporting chemical arms to the nation’s borders, one day after Damascus warned it was prepared to use the weapons of mass destruction against foreign aggressors. The Free Syrian Army said the effort was aimed at coercing foreign nations Read More »
- July 24, 2012
- | Filed under Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Biological Weapons, and International
WHO offers some guidance on risky H5N1 studies
(CIDRAP) The World Health Organization (WHO) has offered some brief, general guidance on safety and security in research on laboratory-modified H5N1 viruses, mainly stressing that researchers should follow existing guidelines and gain authorization from their governments. The one-page guidance document, posted recently on the WHO Web site, was prompted by the Read More »
- July 24, 2012
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Public Health, and Research
Insight: Assad chemical weapons plans blocked by Moscow
(Reuters) – Increasingly under pressure by rebels intent on unseating him, Bashar al-Assad has considered using chemical weapons against his enemies but Washington and Moscow have formed an unlikely alliance to force him to abandon such plans. Analysts and diplomats across the region and beyond do not doubt that the Assad Read More »
- July 24, 2012
- | Filed under Europe, Middle East, North America, Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, and International
‘Israel Will Go to War if Hizbullah Gets Chemical Weapons’ – Arutz Sheva
Arutz Sheva'Israel Will Go to War if Hizbullah Gets Chemical Weapons'Arutz Sheva"In the moment we see that the Syrians transfer chemical and biological weapons to Hizbullah, this is a red line for us and from our point of view it's a clear 'casus belli,'" Lieberman said, using the Latin expression justifying Read More »
- July 24, 2012
- | Filed under Research
Syrian army bombards Aleppo as rebels attempt to ‘liberate’ Old City
(The National) BEIRUT // Rebels fought regime forces at the gates of Aleppo’s ancient Old City yesterday in a battle for control of Syria’s commercial hub. Residents and opposition activists said the army was bombarding several quarters of Aleppo with artillery and mortars as helicopter gunships flew overhead. Troops and rebels Read More »
- July 24, 2012
- | Filed under Middle East, North America, and Biological Weapons
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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 »