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Alaska reports fatal Alaskapox case

The case is the first outside of the Fairbanks area, suggesting wider circulation in small animals.

Lisa Schnirring
 
cat scratch

News Scan for Oct 05, 2020

CARB-X to fund development of novel antibacterial for pneumonia

CARB-X announced today that it is awarding up to $2.5 million to GangaGen Biotechnologies of Bangalore, India, to develop novel antibacterial proteins to treat hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae.

  • CARB-X funds for novel pneumonia therapy
  • Flu vaccine protection in kids
  • Sporadic flu detections
  • Novel orthopox in Alaska
  • Avian flu in Russia, Kazakhstan
 

Step-by-step horsepox study stokes dual-use controversy

Some experts say that offering a manual for re-creating an orthopoxvirus is inherently dangerous.

Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
 
High-tech lab worker

News Scan for May 01, 2014

CDC reports 3 human cases caused by new orthopoxvirus

Scientists with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have detected a new orthopoxvirus—the family of viruses that includes smallpox and cowpox—in three people in the nation of Georgia, including two herdsmen, the CDC reported in a news release yesterday.

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