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Anthrax

Bacillus Anthracis
Countermeasures

Elusys Delivers Anthrax Countermeasure Order, Gains Funding for Lyophilization Effort

February 2, 2017 Global Biodefense

Elusys Therapeutics, Inc. has received payment from the U.S. federal government for completing the second delivery of its medical countermeasure for inhalational anthrax, according to a Jan. 24 statement by the company. [Read more]

Biodefense News Scan
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Biodefense Headlines – January 22, 2017

January 22, 2017 Stephanie Lizotte

See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics including improving biosurveillance systems, turning competitors into collaborators during epidemics, and therapeutic windows for ricin post-exposure treatment. BIOPREPAREDNESS Using the lessons of economics [Read more]

Countermeasures

CDC Awards Up to $1 Billion for BioThrax Deliveries to Strategic National Stockpile

December 9, 2016 Global Biodefense

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. this week announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is advancing its anthrax preparedness strategy with multiple contract actions for the company’s anthrax vaccines. On [Read more]

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Biodefense Headlines – November 20, 2016

November 20, 2016 Stephanie Lizotte

See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics including CRISPR bioterror potential, accidental live anthrax use during CDP training, and global action plan for antimicrobial resistance. POLICY, PRACTICES & POLITICS Officials [Read more]

Anthrax Decontamination in Subway System
Decontamination

Study: Subway Anthrax Attack Decontamination Methods

November 14, 2016 Global Biodefense

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has published a report focused on decontaminating railcars and related materials in the event of a biological incident in a subway system. In the event of a [Read more]

News Scan

Biodefense Headlines – October 30, 2016

October 30, 2016 Stephanie Lizotte

See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics including pandemic simulations, Canada’s anthrax vaccine stockpile, animal feed biosecurity, and CRISPR’s promise for better animal models. BIOPREPAREDNESS Assessing the epidemic potential of [Read more]

Bacillus Anthracis - Anthrax
Decontamination

Spotlight: Decontamination of Anthrax in Public Water Infrastructure

October 27, 2016 Global Biodefense

An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study, conducted by the EPA’s Office of Research and Development National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC), examined methods for decontamination of drinking water infrastructure contaminated with anthrax-like [Read more]

Tetracore Anthrax Lateral Flow Assay
Detect & Identify

DHS Assesses Tetracore’s Anthrax Lateral Flow Assay

October 20, 2016 Global Biodefense

Tetracore Inc. this week announced the successful completion of an extensive study of its Anthrax BioThreat Alert Lateral Flow Assay (LFA) and the BioThreat Alert Reader by the Department of Homeland Security [Read more]

Yersinia Pestis Commonly Known as the Plague
Countermeasures

DoD to Study Omadacycline as Countermeasure for Plague, Anthrax

October 12, 2016 Global Biodefense

Paratek Pharmaceuticals this week announced a new cooperative research effort with the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) to study omadacycline against pathogenic agents causing infectious diseases of public [Read more]

Notable Biodefense Contracts
Countermeasures

NuThrax: HHS Backs Next-Gen Anthrax Vaccine with 198M Contract

October 3, 2016 Global Biodefense

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a new contract to Emergent Biosolutions to support advanced development and delivery of its next-generation anthrax vaccine. The NuThrax vaccine (anthrax vaccine [Read more]

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