TweetHealth officials in Ghana are facing a challenge in the attempt to vaccinate animals against anthrax after an April outbreak, especially the fueling of vehicles to move into communities. Thomas Anyarikeya, the Upper East regional director of veterinary services, said … Read More

TweetEmergent BioSolutions, Inc., recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its application to alter the administration schedule of BioThrax, the only FDA approved medication to treat anthrax disease pre-exposure. The FDA granted approval to a supplemental … Read More

TweetA presidential panel for the Obama Administration will help to decide if the anthrax vaccine and other stockpiled treatments for bioterrorism should be tested on children. Kathleen Sebelius, the Health and Human Services secretary, said that officials cannot simply assume … Read More

TweetA $6.4 million brownfield tax incentive for Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., a developer of the anthrax vaccine, successfully cleared a procedural roadblock on Monday after the Lansing City Council held a public hearing on the matter. The incentive would collect new … Read More

TweetA scientist from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases located at Fort Detrick, Maryland, was recently nominated for a major award for his work in researching vaccines against bioterror agents. Dr. Arthur Friedlander has been nominated for … Read More