BiodefenseEducation.org

is a Biodefense Digital Library and Collaboratory, curated from open source intelligence by Donna M. D'Alessandro M.D. and Michael P. D'Alessandro M.D., and intended to serve as a source of continuing education on biodefense affairs.

Disease Detection - Netherlands takes lead in biodefence research - (Found July 8, 2008 )

Radio Netherlands - The Netherlands appears to have taken the lead in the quest to develop a tool to mitigate the effects of bioterrorism: an instrument that can measure the presence in the air of biological warfare agents. In real-time that is; and therein lies the novelty and significance of the patented invention.
http://www2.rnw.nl/rnw/en/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/ned051129?view=Standard

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers - Ebola mystery may be solved - (Found July 8, 2008 )

Globe and Mail Nature - A team of scientists may have cracked the mystery of the reservoir or source of the deadly Ebola virus, finding evidence of the virus in three species of fruit bats in Gabon and the Republic of Congo. BBC - Fruit bats may carry Ebola virus
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051130.wbatz1130/BNStory/specialScien...

Public Policy - Critics lambaste bird-flu bill - (Found July 8, 2008 )

Mercury News - A bill moving through Congress to speed production of bird-flu vaccines and other drugs has ignited alarm from critics who claim it would not only shield manufacturers from lawsuits, but also prevent the public from learning if the medicines hurt people more than help.
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/business/industries/13300107.htm

Anthrax - Anthrax Shots May Be Required in Military - (Found July 8, 2008 )

Associated Press - The Bush administration asked a federal appeals court Thursday to reinstate mandatory anthrax inoculations for many military personnel.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/01/AR2005120100774.html

Disease Surveillance - Bioterrorism, infection surveillance system receives national award for excellence - (Found July 8, 2008 )

Lincoln Tribune - A computerized system developed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and N.C. Division of Public Health experts to detect bioterrorism and infectious disease outbreaks has received a prestigious national award for excellence.
http://www.lincolntribune.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3437

Public Policy - Expert Panel Evaluates Implementation of Project BioShield and Procurement of Biodefense Vaccines - Panel Calls for Independent Adviso - (Found July 8, 2008 )

National Press Club - At the National Press Club today, a panel of three internationally known biodefense experts and vaccine thought- leaders discussed the implementation of Project BioShield, the procurement process for biodefense vaccines, and recommendations regarding the need for a science-driven, systematic and impartial process for comparing the risks and benefits of current and new medical countermeasures to protect America from biological threats. The panel recommended the adoption of.
http://sev.prnewswire.com/medical-pharmaceuticals/20051208/DETH00808122005-1.html

Self Defense - Biodefense cocktail boosts immunity - (Found July 8, 2008 )

UPI - The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee has developed a biodefense cocktail which activates the immune system against viruses and bacteria.
http://www.upi.com/ConsumerHealthDaily/view.php?StoryID=20051209-090932-8702r

Anthrax - The anthrax vaccine: New questions, weak data - (Found July 8, 2008 )

Daily Press - The Pentagon never told Congress about more than 20,000 hospitalizations involving troops who'd taken the anthrax vaccine, despite repeated promises that such cases would be publicly disclosed.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/nation/13368280.htm

Anthrax - How a company cashed in on anthrax - (Found July 8, 2008 )

Daily Press - In a two-year span, the nation's only licensed anthrax vaccine maker went from pleading poverty to announcing $100 million in acquisitions, including other pharmaceutical companies and a new manufacturing plant near Washington, D.C. It's a pattern that's worked well for BioPort Corp.: Tell the Pentagon or Congress that it doesn't have the money to keep going, negotiate a new deal, then count the extra cash rolling in.
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/nation/13368277.htm

Disease Detection - Water-tampering test kit moving closer to market - (Found July 8, 2008 )

Chicago Tribune - A system that can sample a water supply to quickly detect up to 10 biological toxins has been created and is intended to protect water supplies at U.S. military bases, embassies and other sensitive installations.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0512100060dec10,1,7220112.story?coll=chi-busine...