10 Americans evacuated from Sierra Leone after possible Ebola contact | Clinical management of potential bioterrorism-related conditions | Kansas quarantines two counties due to Missouri bird flu | Bird flu mutating in China, threatens pandemic | Newest American Ebola patient represents a biopharma milestone | Modeling the Ebola epidemic – simulations, temporal analysis and future predictions | Tulane pathogen release blamed on sloppy safety practices | Take a first look at the next generation Ebola-protection suit | Chemical exposure in Syria tied to miscarriages, birth defects | Five lessons from CROI 2015 | Northwest lawmakers drop divisive measures eliminating vaccine exemptions | India rolls out ROTAVAC in private sector | 7 scary facts about antibiotic-resistant superbugs | Several Americans possibly exposed to Ebola, as epidemic smolders | Better resolution in microscopy | U.S. bird experts mystified by Midwest avian flu spread | Islamic State ‘using chlorine gas’ in Iraq roadside bombs | Charged water droplets reduce foodborne microbes | Army researching uniforms that automatically decontaminate | Bird flu spreads in China and the U.S. | Could measles knock-on effect be as devastating as Ebola? | H1N1 variant suspected in Indian influenza outbreak | Highly pathogenic bird flu confirmed in Arkansas turkeys: USDA | A programmable, hand-operated microfluidic device from Stanford | Good and bad news about Ebola
See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on clinical management of bioterrorism-related conditions, the rise and mutation of bird flu, biosecurity investigation at Tulane and more …
10 Americans evacuated from Sierra Leone after possible Ebola contact (NY Times)
Clinical management of potential bioterrorism-related conditions (NEJM)
Kansas quarantines two counties due to Missouri bird flu (Reuters)
Bird flu mutating in China, threatens pandemic (NBC News)
Newest American Ebola patient represents a biopharma milestone (Forbes)
Modeling the Ebola epidemic – simulations, temporal analysis and future predictions (PLoS)
Tulane pathogen release blamed on sloppy safety practices (Science Insider)
Take a first look at the next generation Ebola-protection suit (Nextgov)
Chemical exposure in Syria tied to miscarriages, birth defects (Reuters)
Five lessons from CROI 2015 (Healio)
Northwest lawmakers drop divisive measures eliminating vaccine exemptions (Star Tribune)
India rolls out ROTAVAC in private sector (PATH)
7 scary facts about antibiotic-resistant superbugs (Vox)
Several Americans possibly exposed to Ebola, as epidemic smolders (NPR)
Better resolution in microscopy (Pandora Report)
U.S. bird experts mystified by Midwest avian flu spread (Reuters)
Islamic State ‘using chlorine gas’ in Iraq roadside bombs (BBC)
Charged water droplets reduce foodborne microbes (C&EN)
Army researching uniforms that automatically decontaminate (MDT)
Bird flu spreads in China and the U.S. (The Scientist)
Could measles knock-on effect be as devastating as Ebola? (MNT)
H1N1 variant suspected in Indian influenza outbreak (Healio)
Highly pathogenic bird flu confirmed in Arkansas turkeys: USDA (Reuters)
A programmable, hand-operated microfluidic device from Stanford (The Scientist)
Good and bad news about Ebola (PLoS)
