The CDC today announced $75 million in grants to help states and cities respond to infectious disease threats.
A new molecular strategy could diffuse some of the controversy over lab-modified flu viruses.
Antibiotics stockpiles are in place for an anthrax attack, but will people take the drugs?
To help prepare for protecting outpatients from infection during disasters such as pandemics, bioterror attacks, or outbreaks of a novel disease, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) today released a new guide, "Infection Prevention for Ambulatory Care Centers During Disasters."
HHS awarded $916 million in emergency preparedness grants, down $55 million from last year.
Doubts about BioWatch were aired in Congress today, with a House committee chair criticizing plans and a top federal disease expert expressing concerns.
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(CIDRAP News) – Chinese scientists report that lab-generated hybrid viruses combining genes from avian H5N1 and pandemic 2009 H1N1 (pH1N1) influenza viruses can achieve airborne spread between guinea pigs, a finding that seems likely to renew the debate about the risks of creating novel viruses that might be able to spark a human pandemic.
