Biodefense News Headlines of the Week – July 28, 2013
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Tag: Ebola
Novel Rabies Vaccine Shows Protection Against Deadly Ebola Virus
Researchers from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Thomas Jefferson University have developed a vaccine based on ...
Drugs Used for Breast Cancer, Infertility Shown Effective Against Deadly Ebola
A collaboration of researchers from Zalicus, Inc., University of Virginia School of Medicine and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of ...
Researchers Identify Chemical Compounds that Halt Virus Replication
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have identified a new chemical class of compounds that have the potential to ...
NIH Awards $18M to Study Deadly Secrets of Viral Pathogens
In an effort to sort out why some viruses such as influenza, Ebola and West Nile are so lethal, a ...
CBRN Diagnostics Broad Agency Announcement
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has modified the Diagnostics portion of a funding effort for “Advanced Research ...
CISAC Presents: A New Paradigm for Engaging the War on Infectious Diseases
The Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) will be hosting a Science Seminar this month entitled “A New Paradigm ...
Study Reveals Potential Treatments for Ebola and Other Deadly Viruses
Illnesses caused by many of the world's most deadly viruses cannot be effectively treated with existing drugs or vaccines. A ...
SEB Biodefense Vaccine Starts First Human Clinical Trial
Integrated BioTherapeutics Inc. (IBT), a biotechnology company developing medical countermeasures for biodefense and emerging infectious diseases, this week announced the ...
UCLA: Newly Identified Protein Blocks Deadly Viruses
Research led by a team from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has identified a protein with broad virus-fighting ...
The Value of Next Generation Monoclonal Antibodies for the DoD
The Center for Biosecurity of UPMC this week made public a final report designed to provide leaders in the US ...
Canadian Study Shows Possible Airborne Transmission of Ebola
Breakthrough research from the Canadian National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease and the National Microbiology Laboratory has raised concerns about ...
Ebola Antibodies Protect Monkeys from Lethal Disease
A wide consortium of investigators led by the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) has published findings ...
New Video: Researchers Tracking Ebola in the Congo
A new video highlights National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) scientists and their collaborators as they search for ...
Government to Amend Select Agents and Toxins List
The federal government this week unveiled plans for a new “tiered” designation of pathogens on the Select Agent and Toxins List. The ...
Ebola Victim Delivers Child Prior to Death
An outbreak of Ebola fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo may have claimed up to 32 lives since May, ...
Death Toll Rises in DRoC Ebola Outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported as of last week there are 46 reported cases of Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) ...
Sarepta Marburg Drug Shows Promising Survival Rates
Sarepta Therapeutics - formerly known as AVI BioPharma - has demonstrated unprecedented achievement for their lead therapeutic drug candidate for ...
Officials Work to Contain Deadly Ebola Outbreak in Uganda
The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed today that an outbreak of the Ebola virus has killed 13 people in Uganda ...
Battelle Awarded Up to $102M for Biodefense Research
Battelle Memorial Institute was this week awarded a federal contract for Evaluation and Testing Services (ETS) for Vaccines and other ...
