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Biodefense Headlines – Dec 27, 2015

by Global Biodefense Staff
December 27, 2015
Bioterrorism and Biodefense Headlines of the Week

See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics including bioterrorism in the modern age, hospital mass casualty preparedness, and communications during an epidemic.

BIODEFENSE POLICY & PRACTICES

  • The revolving door of biosafety (Pandora Report)
  • Bioterrorism in a technologically advanced world (DomPrep)
  • Strengthening a culture of laboratory safety (CDC)
  • Lab screw-ups with smallpox and anthrax show we must rethink biosecurity (ARS Technica)
  • As mass casualties continue, hospitals keep honing their preparedness (WashingtonPost)
  • 3 stories to watch in global health in 2016 (STAT)
  • As terrorist incidents rise, medical staffs prepare and practice (Chicago Tribune)
  • U.S. competitiveness in synthetic biology (UPMC)
  • Protecting Americans from infectious diseases (TFAH)
  • New checklist for mass casualty emergency preparedness (DomPrep)
  • U.S. oversight of risky pathogen research could be better (Science/AAAS)
  • Why Cruz’s plan to overhaul the FDA would jeopardize public health (STAT)
  • How the U.S. could control risky virus research (Futurity)
  • What are the barriers to bioweapons? A book review (Tracking Zebra)
  • Reimagining epidemic communications (DomPrep)

CHEMICAL WEAPONS

  • Situation in Helmand worsens, as rumours spread of chemical weapons (Jane’s)
  • U.S. probes reports of chemical weapons use by Assad regime in Syria (CBS)
  • Syrian forces accused of using chemical weapons, again (IBT)

SELECT AGENTS

  • Ebola studies reveal new findings on survivors, vaccine (CIDRAP)
  • Hospital preparations for viral hemorrhagic fever patients (EID Journal)
  • NAU scientists track anthrax-tainted heroin in Europe (KNAU)
  • Ebola mystery: Did a mom who tested negative infect her family? (NPR)
  • Zimbabwe anthrax outbreak reaches 56, Awareness campaign launched (ONT)
  • Pregnancy may explain Ebola return (The Scientist)

INFECTIOUS DISEASE COUNTERMEASURES

  • Prophylactic and therapeutic monoclonal antibodies for alphaviruses (FLC Newslink)
  • Rich, white and refusing vaccinations (NY Times)
  • Mucor, negative-pressure rooms, and the immunosuppressed (Tracking Zebra)
  • Could a new berry-flavored pill help stop childhood TB? (NPR)

OUTBREAK NEWS & THREAT SURVEILLANCE

  • Minnesota reports first outbreak linked to new Asian norovirus strain (CIDRAP)
  • Bacteria that resist ‘last antibiotic’ found in UK (BBC)
  • Zika virus cases prompt travel advisories (OH&S)
  • How animals can give you tuberculosis (CNN)

INDUSTRY NEWS

  • Local biodefense contractor contributes 15K to CREST (Frederick News Post)
  • Positive Phase 2 trial sparks Soligenix Inc. (Microcap Daily)
  • Martin Health System unveils Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot (BusinessWire)
  • Short interest in PharmAthene, Inc. decreases by 0.8% (WKRB)
  • Emergent’s new spin-off company Aptevo Therapeutics announces board (Emergent)
  • Court fight threatens Delaware biotechs (Delaware Online)

DETECTION & PROTECTION

  • Nanopore sequencing as a rapidly deployable Ebola outbreak tool (EID Journal)
  • Army fields robots for chem/bio/nuke detection (Defense Systems)
  • Biomarker breath test detects tuberculosis in pilot study (MDT)
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