<![CDATA[Recent Developments - Biological Agents]]>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:06:05 GMTSiteExecutive v4.1<![CDATA[Longer Treatment Window for Botulism (02-20-2009)]]>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/02_February_2009/cbnreport_02202009.htmlhttp://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/02_February_2009/cbnreport_02202009.htmlFri, 20 Feb 2009 18:53:50 GMT<![CDATA[Update on Smallpox Vaccine (01-08-2009)]]>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/01_January_2009/cbnreport_01092009.htmlhttp://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/01_January_2009/cbnreport_01092009.htmlFri, 09 Jan 2009 14:42:32 GMT<![CDATA[Long-lived Immunity after Smallpox Vaccination (12-05-2008)]]>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/12_December_2008/cbnreport_12052008.htmlhttp://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/12_December_2008/cbnreport_12052008.htmlFri, 05 Dec 2008 15:05:41 GMT<![CDATA[Novel Strain of Arenavirus Circulating in South Africa 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Seeks Coordinated Response to Ebola Outbreak (12-07-2007)]]>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/international_biosecurity/content/2007-12-07-ugandaseekscoordresponseebola.htmlhttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/international_biosecurity/content/2007-12-07-ugandaseekscoordresponseebola.htmlFri, 07 Dec 2007 21:11:17 GMT<![CDATA[HHS Award Multiple Contracts for Anthrax Countermeasures (09-28-2007)]]>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/09_September_2007/cbnreport_09282007.htmlhttp://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2007/09_September_2007/cbnreport_09282007.htmlMon, 01 Oct 2007 14:32:31 GMT<![CDATA[WHO Responds to Ebola Outbreak in the Congo 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(08-18-2006)]]>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/content/anthrax/2006-08-18-anthraxvxdeliverydelays.htmlhttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/content/anthrax/2006-08-18-anthraxvxdeliverydelays.htmlFri, 18 Aug 2006 21:55:00 GMT<![CDATA[Recent Discoveries May Lead to New Smallpox Treatment and SARS Vaccine (08-11-2006)]]>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/content/smallpox/2006-08-11-recentdiscovsmpxSARS.htmlhttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/content/smallpox/2006-08-11-recentdiscovsmpxSARS.htmlFri, 11 Aug 2006 22:05:00 GMT<![CDATA[HHS Amends Request for Proposal for Third Generation Smallpox Vaccine 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