Category Archives: Bioterrorism
CABI Global Health database now freely available
Too busy today to do more than post this: News release Free access to world-renowned public health database to assist swine-flu effort 1 May 2009 CABI today has announced free access to its specialist Global Health database – the definitive … Continue reading
Hospital Evacuations
Today’s story should be an earthquake one, given the recent events in Italy, but this story was an interesting link between the flooding in ND and the disaster unfolding in L’Aquila. The WHO marked World Health Day by focusing on … Continue reading
Global Incidents Map
Swinging away from the weather theme for a bit, the Global Incident Map is an interesting visual overview of the various ‘incidents’ that are happening all over the world. The term “incidents” is used broadly; items covered on the main … Continue reading
Galveston National Laboratory – new National Biocontainment Lab opens
Having seen actual snow falling as I was on my way in to work this morning (yes, in November, and yes, I live in Richmond!), I’m tempted to just link to the VDEM’s “Get Ready Now for Winter Weather” news … Continue reading
Trust for America’s Health
I discovered this organization thanks to a pointer from the HSDL to their October 2008 report entitled, “Germs Go Global: Why Emerging Infectious Diseases Are a Threat to America.” Having just participated in a discussion group on the ethics and … Continue reading
Dangerous World: Natural Disasters, Manmade Catastrophes, and the Future of Human Survival
De Villiers, Marq. Dangerous world: natural disasters, manmade catastrophes, and the future of human survival. Toronto: Viking Canada, 2008. De Villiers begins with a quote from Stephen Pacala, an ecologist from Princeton University. “All kinds of terrible things could happen, … Continue reading
RAND Report on Mass Antibiotic Dispensing
Coming as it did right on the heels of my last post, I had to point this out: RAND Corporation has published an impressive (133 page .pdf) Technical Report on “Recommended Infrastructure Standards for Mass Antibiotic Dispensing.” “This document presents … Continue reading
FBI releases Anthrax case documents
In case you missed the announcements (as if you could!), the FBI has released their evidence against Dr. Bruce Ivins, the government anthrax researcher who took his life last week. Dr. Ivins is suspected of perpetuating what amounts to the … Continue reading