With the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s (ASPR) Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) support in the form of $5.5 million for the base period ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Anthrax arrived in September for the first time in 2023 when it was confirmed in a cattle herd in Ziebach County. South Dakota State Veterinarian Dr. Beth Thompson said ...

Just as growing a particularly exotic species of plant takes the right seed, growing an anthrax culture that is virulent enough to kill people requires just the right seed stock. Experts said this ...

Historic event. On October 2, 2001, a 63-year-old journalist presented to a Florida emergency department with headache, fever, and confusion. A lumbar puncture, reviewed by Dr Larry Bush, who is ...

N8Medical has entered into a CRADA with USAMRIID in support of Core Antibiotic Screening Program. Will test CSAs against biodefense pathogens including Anthrax. The expertise of USAMRIID researchers ...

WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - Congressional Republicans asked the Obama administration on Wednesday to provide documents related to last month's anthrax scare at a U.S. lab, where more than 80 people ...

Hidden arms, explosives, and other goods in cargo pose a serious threat. But dangerous pathogens also can be devastating, making their detection a top priority for homeland security. Shortly after the ...

An EE Times article describes how scientists and engineers are developing devices that detect hazardous biological specimens in non-laboratory settings.<blockquote>DNA strands in the sample are ...