As temperatures rise with climate change, mosquito season extends past the summer months in many parts of the world. The question has been how this lengthened season influences the risk of being [Read more]
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has announced intentions to award a research and development contract to Evolva in support of a “Novel Toxicant and Repellent for Arthropod-borne Virus Vectors (NTRAVV)”. [Read more]
When the Zika virus emerged as a global threat, the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) drew on its deep expertise in protecting soldiers against malaria, Ebola and other flaviviruses, to [Read more]
The Naval Medical Research Unit 6 (NAMRU-6) is seeking to purchase laboratory reagents to be used for molecular diagnosis of Influenza virus, adenovirus, Metapneumovirus, Enterovirus, Rhinovirus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Zika virus [Read more]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Global Health has announced intentions to award a sole source purchase order to African Biosystems Limited for molecular extraction and testing kits [Read more]
UNSEEN ENEMY, about the potential looming crisis of disease pandemics, will debut as a CNN Films broadcast for a World Health Day presentation Friday, April 7 at 9:00pm Eastern on CNN/U.S. UNSEEN [Read more]
By Rebecca Fish The United States continues to face national security risks from natural, accidental , and intentional health threats. Efforts to improve chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats (CBRN) and emerging [Read more]
Fred Hutch virologist Dr. Trevor Bedford and Max Planck physicist and computational biologist Dr. Richard Neher designed a prototype called nextstrain to analyze and track genetic mutations during the Ebola and Zika outbreaks, but they envision it as [Read more]
A Phase 1b multiple ascending dose study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of UV-4B has been initiated by Emergency BioSolutions, according to an announcement by the company on Feb 1. UV-4B [Read more]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $1 million grant to Michigan State University to fight the Zika virus in Mexico. The funding will be used by Zhiyong [Read more]
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