Bioterrorism Week articles from July 2008

Bioterrorism Week archives from July 2008

Data on anthrax reported by M.S. Lever and co-researchers.
July 28, 2008... According to a study from Salisbury, the United Kingdom, "Inhalational anthrax is a rare but potentially fatal infection in man. The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) was evaluated as a small non-human primate (NHP) model of inhalational...

Research on anthrax reported by scientists at Yuzuncu Yil University.(Report)
July 28, 2008... "Anthrax is a zoonotic disease diminishing worldwide. Although a very rare disease in developed countries, anthrax is still endemic in developing countries," scientists in Van, Turkey report (see also Anthrax). "To evaluate the clinical...

Findings in enzyme research reported from University of Munich.
July 28, 2008... "Sulfur mustard (SM) is a strong vesicant that has been used as a chemical warfare agent. To understand the molecular mechanisms that underlie the inflammatory skin reaction in response to SM, we analyzed the activation pattern of the NF-kappa...

New findings reported from B.L. Hahn and co-authors describe advances in life sciences.(Report)
July 28, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Skin window procedures in humans have shown rapid accumulation of neutrophils into the exuded fluids above abraded skin. The present study was undertaken to determine if similar epicutaneous...

Researchers from University of Texas publish findings in pneumonia.
July 28, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "The lungs are a common site of serious infection in both healthy and immunocompromised subjects, and the most likely route of delivery of a bioterror agent. Since the airway epithelium shows...

Data on public health reported by J. Grieb and co-researchers.
July 28, 2008... "Historically, local public health in Massachusetts has been largely decentralized, with each town responsible for providing local public health services. After 9/11, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) began to plan for...

Research on public health described by scientists at Georgetown University.
July 28, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "The Washington metropolitan area was closely examined to understand how these regional preparedness structures have been organized, implemented, and governed, as well as to assess the likely impact...

Research on anthrax reported by scientists at United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease.
July 28, 2008... Scientists discuss in 'Early interactions between fully virulent Bacillus anthracis and macrophages that influence the balance between spore clearance and development of a lethal infection' new findings in anthrax. According to recent research...

Airforwarders Assoc. Urges Full Funding of the Certified Cargo Screener Program CCSP in Testimony Before Congress.
July 28, 2008... Despite progress being made in implementing the Certified Cargo Screener Program (CCSP), significant challenges remain in future success due to lack of funding, according to executive director of the Airforwarders Association (AfA) in testimony...

Alion Awarded $1.8M DHS Contract to Support Cross-Agency Information Sharing.
July 28, 2008... Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions provider, announced it received a new one-year contract with a potential contract value of $1,840,000 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez Names AmericanTours International's CEO/Chair Noel Irwin Hentschel to Serve 5th Term on U.S. Travel and Tourism Board with Ex-Officio Members Condoleezza Rice and Michael Chertoff.
July 28, 2008... U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez has named AmericanTours International's CEO/Chair Noel Irwin Hentschel to serve her 5th term on the U.S. Travel and Tourism Board. The new appointment extends Hentschel's continuing tenure on the...

Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security Increases Disaster Preparedness Efforts by Leveraging ArcMail to Manage Critical Email.
July 28, 2008... ArcMail Technology, a leader in email archiving and management solutions, announced the Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) has implemented the ArcMail Defender to prevent future email archiving...

ATF Offers Training to Explosives Detection Canines.
July 28, 2008... The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is conducting the National Odor Recognition Test (NORT) training -- a standardized method of accessing the ability of an explosives detection canine (EDC) to recognize explosives...

CSC Receives $391 Million EAGLE Task Order From Department of Homeland Security.
July 28, 2008... CSC (NYSE:CSC) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded the company a task order to provide secure managed data center services. The contract has a six-month base period and six one-year options. A two-year...

Firetide Wireless Mesh Network Brings Advanced Applications to Entire Korean City, Beach.
July 28, 2008... A new municipal wireless network now brings advanced technologies to citizens and visitors of the Gangneung City and Gyeongpo Beach areas, the second largest tourist beach in Korea. Deployed by Korea's largest service provider, KT Corporation,...

U.S. Genomics Awarded $9.1 Million Contract for Development of Advanced Biosensor by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
July 28, 2008... U.S. Genomics announced the award of a $9.1 million contract by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate. The Phase IIIX contract under the Bioagent Autonomous Networked Detectors (BAND) program will...

Securing the Gold: Safety at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
July 28, 2008... On September 5th, 1972, eight Palestinian terrorists infiltrated the Olympic Village in Munich, Germany and took hostage eleven Israeli athletes, triggering a chain of events remembered to this day as the Munich Massacre. The eighteen-hour...

ICx Technologies Wins $2.5 Million Contract for identiFINDER Radiation Detectors for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
July 28, 2008... ICx Technologies(TM) (NASDAQ:ICXT), a developer of advanced sensor technologies for homeland security, force protection and commercial applications, announced that it has won $2.5 million in contracts to supply identiFINDERs(TM) to the...

85 Victims of Hizbollah Terrorist Rocket Attacks File Unprecedented Civil Suit Against American Express Bank in New York Court.
July 28, 2008... Eighty five American, Israeli and Canadian victims of Hizbollah terror attacks have filed an historic civil action in the New York Supreme Court in Manhattan against American Express Bank Ltd. ("AMEX Bank") and the Lebanese-Canadian Bank SAL...

Israeli Experts to Speak at JINSA Counter-Terrorism Conference Co-Sponsored by Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox.(Conference news)
July 28, 2008... A homeland security conference drawing on the counter-terrorism expertise of six veteran Israeli experts in the field will be held at the Laurel Manor (39000 Schoolcraft Road) in Livonia, Michigan on July 17-18, 2008 (see also Jewish Institute...

Pelosi Statement on Return of Bodies of Israeli Soldiers.
July 28, 2008... Two years ago, Israeli soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev came under attack and were abducted while on routine patrol in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon. The incident triggered the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon. The...

Lakota Light Utility Helicopter Debuts at Fort Indiantown gap.
July 28, 2008... The Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site introduced the Lakota Light Utility Helicopter to the public today for the first time at Fort Indiantown Gap (see also Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs). Fort...

Raytheon Leads Team Bidding on Indian Satellite-Based Navigation System.
July 28, 2008... Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) is leading a team to deliver a comprehensive solution for the Indian Space Research Organization and Airports Authority of India global navigation satellite systems (see also Raytheon Company). This will...

Raytheon Leads Team to Evaluate Impact of New Classes of Aircraft for NASA.
July 28, 2008... Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) will lead a team of air transportation experts from industry and academia to study the impact of new classes of aircraft on the next generation air transportation system, or NextGen (see also Raytheon Company). ...

Redux Beverages Announces a New Look for Cocaine Energy Supplement.
July 28, 2008... Redux Beverages, the makers of Cocaine Energy Supplement and Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator announced that they are planning a new look for Cocaine. Although Redux had been planning to update the look and feel of its flagship product some time...

Tenon Consulting Expands Public/Private Emergency Management Efforts to Maryland and Missouri.
July 28, 2008... With threats of pandemics, bioterrorism and catastrophic natural disasters ever present, Tenon Consulting Solutions, Inc. is working with a growing number of city and county governments across the United States to develop and implement...

Launch of the Civilian Response Corps of the United States of America.
July 28, 2008... Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice formally launched the interagency Civilian Response Corps in a ceremony held at the Department of State on July 16 (see also U.S. Agency for International Development). The Civilian Response Corps will...

ICE Probe of Nevada McDonald's Franchisee Results in Guilty Pleas by Local Corporation and Current and Former Executives on Immigration Charges.
July 28, 2008... One current and one former top executive for a franchisee that owns 11 McDonald's restaurants in and around Reno, Nev., and the corporation itself pleaded guilty in federal court in Las Vegas today to federal felony immigration offenses for...

Nationally Known Homeland Security Veteran Joins Wayne County Community College District.
July 28, 2008... James Marcinkowski, a nationally known veteran of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Navy Intelligence Operations and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has joined the Wayne County Community College District as its top homeland...