Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Georgia sees more anthrax cases
(AP) — At least 30 people in Georgia have contracted anthrax this year, prompting authorities to step up safety measures, medical officials said Friday.
Jun 22, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dozens of US workers taking anti-anthrax drugs
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says at least 52 workers are taking antibiotics as a precaution because of a lab safety problem that may have accidentally exposed them to anthrax.
Jun 20, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two cases of progressive cutaneous anthrax described
(HealthDay)—Two cases of cutaneous anthrax which started on the right forearm and progressed are described in a case report published online Dec. 12 in the International Journal of Dermatology.
Dec 20, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Anthrax capsule vaccine completely protects monkeys from lethal inhalational anthrax
Vaccination with the anthrax capsule—a naturally occurring component of the bacterium that causes the disease—completely protected monkeys from lethal anthrax infection, according to a study published online this week ...
Jun 27, 2016
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Medical research
Ten year study shows 'Lethal Factor' could be X-factor for new anthrax vaccine
Researchers have identified a section of the anthrax toxin Lethal Factor that could help produce a more effective vaccine.
May 1, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
FDA issues final guidance on inhalational anthrax
(HealthDay)—Final guidance has been issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to assist in the development of drugs for the prevention of inhalational anthrax for individuals who may have been exposed but who have ...
Jun 1, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC investigating error that caused live anthrax shipments
The U.S. Army's top general said Thursday that human error probably was not a factor in the Army's mistaken shipment of live anthrax samples from a chemical weapons testing site that was opened more than 70 years ago in a ...
May 28, 2015
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Other
Pentagon: Anthrax shipments broader than first thought
The Pentagon said Friday that the Army's mistaken shipments of live anthrax to research laboratories were more widespread than it initially reported, prompting the Defense Department's second-ranking official to order a thorough ...
May 29, 2015
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Other
Anthrax shipments came from military site in Utah desert
The U.S. Army's mistaken shipment of live anthrax samples to government and commercial laboratories occurred at a military post in a desolate stretch of the Utah desert that has been testing chemical weapons since it opened ...
May 29, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US military confirms more anthrax blunders (Update)
A US Army lab sent a live sample of anthrax to Canada by mistake and may have sent the deadly bacteria to the Pentagon's police force as well, officials said Tuesday.
Jun 2, 2015
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