Biological threat

HHS supporting the development of single dose nasal spray anthrax vaccine

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Monday that one of the nation’s Centers for Innovation…

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Soligenix receives additional funds from NIAID for development of heat-stable ricin vaccine

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) on Friday exercised an option for RiVax, Soligenix, Inc.’s new heat-stable…

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Buchanan calls for full funding to eradicate Zika virus

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) called for Congress on Monday to fully fund efforts to eradicate the emerging Zika virus.…

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Congressional Republicans push back on plan for BioShield special reserve fund

A coalition of Congressional Republicans sent a letter on Thursday to the Obama administration pushing back against a plan to…

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Center for Strategic and International Studies releases U.S. Ebola response documentary

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released a feature-length documentary on Friday entitled “Ebola in America: Epidemic of…

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Brooks calls for more public-private partnerships to strengthen U.S. biodefense position

The U.S. is woefully underprepared for potential bioterrorist attacks or naturally occurring pandemics like the Zika virus, and the federal…

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Curbelo introduces legislation to counter Zika virus

U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) introduced legislation on Thursday aimed at curbing the spread of Zika virus, which has already…

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HHS sponsors new broad spectrum antibiotic treatment against tularemia

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Wednesday that it is sponsoring a new broad spectrum…

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Oversight Subcommittee examines bioresearch labs security

The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Wednesday regarding strengthening oversight of high-containment laboratories. “Sweeping improvements…

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Poll: Americans concerned about biosecurity, want more investment in preparedness

A survey released on Wednesday by the Alliance for Biosecurity, the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense and the Trust…

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Speaker Ryan signs bill adding Zika to Priority Review Voucher Program

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) signed S. 2512 on Friday as companion legislation to H.R. 4400, a proposal…

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Emergent BioSolutions submits sBLA to the FDA for increased BioThrax manufacturing capabilities

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., submitted a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday…

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Senate Homeland Security Committee hears testimony on biodefense preparedness

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) chaired a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Thursday to address the…

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House passes legislation adding Zika virus to FDA’s Priority Review Voucher Program

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Tuesday to add the Zika virus to the U.S. Food and Drug…

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DTRA, Sandia collaborating on new mosquito surveillance program

The United States Army announced a collaboration on Monday between two agencies to combine their efforts to develop new vector…

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Rebmann: U.S. infrastructure needs to be improved to respond to bioterror, pandemic events

Founded in 2001 to train professionals in biosecurity and disaster preparedness, the Institute for Biosecurity at Saint Louis University’s College…

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PAHO’s Aldighieri addresses current state of Zika surveillance

Speaking at a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expert consultation on Zika Virus in the Americas in Washington…

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Zilinskas: U.S. biodefense needs improvement

The United States is increasingly turning to biodefense as threats against the homeland continue to grow, but the Middlebury Institute…

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Upton, Murphy press HHS on Zika virus response

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), along with Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA), recently…

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Interpol holds bioterrorism workshop

The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) held a workshop on Friday in Lyon, France, to enhance the capacity of authorities…

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Johnson requests information from CDC on Wisconsin outbreak

In the wake of the Elizabethkingia anophelis outbreak that has killed 17 people in Wisconsin and infected 54 people, Senate…

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Frech: U.S. should focus on biodefense, preparation

The Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense’s “National Blueprint for Biodefense” warned that “the United States is underprepared for biological…

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Naval and Defense scientists join together for biosurveillance program

Scientists from both the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) joined together at a…

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FDA approves new anthrax treatment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved the Anthim injection to treat inhalation anthrax in combination with…

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NIAID exercises option for RiVax

Soligenix, Inc., announced on Wednesday that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has exercised its option to…

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WHO commends Sierra Leone’s Ebola response

The World Health Organization announced on Thursday that 42 days have passed since the last person confirmed to have Ebola…

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SIGA initiates Phase I tecovirimat intravenous formulation study

SIGA Technologies, Inc., announced on Thursday that it has the initiated a Phase I single ascending dose clinical study for…

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National Institutes of Health develops successful dengue vaccine

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on Wednesday that a vaccine jointly developed by the NIH and…

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Q&A with co-director of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense

Homeland Preparedness News recently interviewed Dr. Asha George, co-director of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense, a bipartisan organization…

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New CBRNE sensors increase detector range from centimeters to meters

The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) announced on Monday that it has built an enhanced threat detection device…

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Uruguay sees spike in dengue fever

The National International Health Regulations (IHR) Focal Point of Uruguay announced last week that the country has seen a sustained…

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Alliance for Biosecurity applauds committee approval for Medical Countermeasure Innovation Act

The Alliance for Biosecurity applauded Wednesday’s Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approval of the Medical Countermeasure Innovation Act,…

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U.S. Army Contracting Command awards $900 million contract to SAIC

The U.S. Army Contracting Command announced on Feb. 25 that it had awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to…

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Johnson opens Homeland Security budget hearing

As part of the yearly budget process for the Department of Homeland Security, Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security…

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Brooks: Add Zika virus to FDA tropical disease priority review voucher

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday responded to a letter led by Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) urging…

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