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Apr. 12

State public health emergency bills getting favorable reception

With only 6 months elapsed since the anthrax outbreak of 2001, at least six states have passed legislation expanding their power to cope with public health emergencies, including the power to require people to be vaccinated, treated, or quarantined.

Robert Roos

Apr. 9

Drug-resistant Salmonella strain has long tenure in United States

A multidrug-resistant strain of Salmonella that emerged as a common pathogen in the mid-1990s was present in the United States as early as 1985, according to a report from the CDC.

Apr. 8

Emergency responders see need for better safety gear and training

Many emergency response workers feel they don't have adequate safety equipment and training for situations like the Sep 11 attacks and the subsequent anthrax attacks, according to a new federal report.

Apr. 5

Study to test effects of smallpox vaccine in previously vaccinated people

Researchers at Saint Louis University are launching a study on the effects of diluted and full-strength smallpox vaccine in adults who were inoculated against smallpox as children.

Apr. 4

Lack of gloves, poor cleaning led to cutaneous anthrax in lab worker

MMWR report says worker had not been vaccinated against anthrax and the vials were cleaned with isopropyl alcohol rather than bleach.

Robert Roos

Apr. 3

Team of four will lead CDC until new director is named

HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson announces that three at CDC plus CIDRAP's director to guide transition.

Wyoming E coli O157:H7 outbreak showed hazards in small water systems

A 1998 outbreak of E coli O157:H7 in a small town pointed up the vulnerability of small, unchlorinated water systems to contamination, according to a report in Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Mar. 29

Aventis to give millions of smallpox vaccine doses to US government

Aventis Pasteur announced today that it will give an estimated 75 million to 90 million doses of decades-old smallpox vaccine to the US government.

NIAID study: Diluted smallpox vaccine remains potent

A study indicates that the existing smallpox vaccine remains effective after being diluted five-fold and ten-fold, suggesting that the 15-million dose US stockpile can be stretched much further.

Robert Roos

Anthrax vaccine appears to have no effect on pregnancy rate or outcome

Anthrax vaccination in more than 3,000 Army women had no effect on pregnancy or birth rates and no discernible effect on adverse birth outcomes, according to a study published in this week's JAMA.

Mar. 28

Aventis has cache of up to 90 million doses of smallpox vaccine

(CIDRAP News) The French-basedpharmaceutical company Aventis Pasteur has a previously unreported cache of 70million to 90 million doses of frozen smallpox vaccine, the Washington Post reported today. If made available to the federal government,the supply would vastly expand the current US stockpile of 15.4 million doses.

Robert Roos

Mar. 27

President Bush moves to fill NIH and surgeon general positions

President Bush yesterday nominated an administrator from Johns Hopkins University to head the National Institutes of Health and an Arizona trauma surgeon and public health expert to be surgeon general.

Robert Roos

Mar. 26

Cidofovir derivative shows promise as oral drug for smallpox

Laboratory and animal experiments suggest that a new, orally administered derivative of the antiviral drug cidofovir could be an effective treatment for smallpox.

Mar. 25

In simulated smallpox attack, vaccine shortage crippled national response

(CIDRAP News) It is 13 days since the emergence of a hypothetical smallpox epidemic caused by the release of virus in three US shopping malls. Some 16,000 cases have been reported, 1,000 people have died, and the nation is running out of vaccine. Hospitals are overflowing, and federal and state officials are at odds over how to contain the epidemic.

Mar. 21

Under farm bill, 'pasteurization' could replace 'irradiation' on food labels

(CIDRAP News) The 2002 farm bill now before a House-Senate conference committee could change the marketing landscape for irradiated foods by allowing food processors to take the term "irradiation" off labels and replace it with "pasteurization."

Robert Roos

Mar. 19

US is vulnerable to foodborne bioterrorism, CDC report says

A recent Lancet report says the US needs to strengthen its public health system to minimize the danger.

Mar. 18

NIAID releases lengthy bioterrorism research agenda

(CIDRAP News) The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has released a 68-page report on its plan for expanding research on "Category A" bioterrorism agents: anthrax, smallpox, plague, tularemia, viral hemorrhagic fevers, and botulism.

Mar. 15

Harkin offers bill to restore USDA power to enforce Salmonella standard

(CIDRAP News) Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, yesterday introduced a bill to restore the US Department of Agriculture's powerto shut down meatpacking plants whose products exceed the federal Salmonella standard.

Robert Roos

Mar. 13

Cutaneous anthrax in Texas lab worker linked with 2001 attacks

A Texas laboratory worker who was analyzing environmental samples collected during last fall's anthrax outbreak has been treated for cutaneous anthrax, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Robert Roos

Fruits of computer hunt for anthrax antitoxin turned over to Defense Department

(CIDRAP News) Data on more than 300,000 proteins that may have potential as treatments for anthraxthe fruits of a project in which thousands of personal computers were used to analyze billions of moleculeshave been turned over to the US and United Kingdom governments.

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State public health emergency bills getting favorable reception

Drug-resistant Salmonella strain has long tenure in United States

Emergency responders see need for better safety gear and training

Study to test effects of smallpox vaccine in previously vaccinated people

Lack of gloves, poor cleaning led to cutaneous anthrax in lab worker

Team of four will lead CDC until new director is named

Wyoming E coli O157:H7 outbreak showed hazards in small water systems

Aventis to give millions of smallpox vaccine doses to US government

NIAID study: Diluted smallpox vaccine remains potent

Anthrax vaccine appears to have no effect on pregnancy rate or outcome

Aventis has cache of up to 90 million doses of smallpox vaccine

President Bush moves to fill NIH and surgeon general positions

Cidofovir derivative shows promise as oral drug for smallpox

In simulated smallpox attack, vaccine shortage crippled national response

Under farm bill, 'pasteurization' could replace 'irradiation' on food labels

US is vulnerable to foodborne bioterrorism, CDC report says

NIAID releases lengthy bioterrorism research agenda

Harkin offers bill to restore USDA power to enforce Salmonella standard

Cutaneous anthrax in Texas lab worker linked with 2001 attacks

Fruits of computer hunt for anthrax antitoxin turned over to Defense Department

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State public health emergency bills getting favorable reception

Drug-resistant Salmonella strain has long tenure in United States

Emergency responders see need for better safety gear and training

Study to test effects of smallpox vaccine in previously vaccinated people

Lack of gloves, poor cleaning led to cutaneous anthrax in lab worker

Team of four will lead CDC until new director is named

Wyoming E coli O157:H7 outbreak showed hazards in small water systems

Aventis to give millions of smallpox vaccine doses to US government

NIAID study: Diluted smallpox vaccine remains potent

Anthrax vaccine appears to have no effect on pregnancy rate or outcome

Aventis has cache of up to 90 million doses of smallpox vaccine

President Bush moves to fill NIH and surgeon general positions

Cidofovir derivative shows promise as oral drug for smallpox

In simulated smallpox attack, vaccine shortage crippled national response

Under farm bill, 'pasteurization' could replace 'irradiation' on food labels

US is vulnerable to foodborne bioterrorism, CDC report says

NIAID releases lengthy bioterrorism research agenda

Harkin offers bill to restore USDA power to enforce Salmonella standard

Cutaneous anthrax in Texas lab worker linked with 2001 attacks

Fruits of computer hunt for anthrax antitoxin turned over to Defense Department

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