Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine Field Trials
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), Chemical and Biological Division (CBD), Agricultural Defense Branch ...
Tag: FMD
Obama Budget Includes $714M for Kansas Biodefense Facility
The budget proposal sent by the Obama administration to Congress on Wednesday includes $714 million for construction of the new ...
DHS Moves Forward on Experimental Foot-and-Mouth Vaccine
The Department of Homeland Security continues work to develop an improved vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus, one of the ...
Kansas Senators Anticipate Funding Breakthrough on NBAF
The stalemate over federal funding for the National Bio and Agro-Defense (NBAF) animal disease laboratory at Kansas State University is ...
DHS Seeks Contractor for Agricultural Biodefense Efforts at Plum Island
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Division (DHS S&T) has issued a Request for Information on sources capable ...
Panel Rejects Option for Keeping Biodefense Research on Plum Island
A highly-anticipated report was issued Friday by the National Research Council, advising the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on options ...
Plum Island Scientists Develop New FMD Vaccine
Scientists at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) have developed a molecular vaccine against foot and mouth disease virus ...
New Report Finds NBAF Biolab Risk Assessment Inadequate
A highly anticipated report from National Research Council (NRC) was released yesterday, assessing the most recent Department of Homeland Security ...
New Dual-Use Biothreat Research Review Policy
Federal officials released a new policy this week requiring agencies to systematically review the potential risks associated with federally funded ...
