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Fla. man convicted of threatened biological weapon use
by Tina Redlup on August 30, 2010

Officials with Florida U.S. Attorney Pamela C. Marsh’s office of the Northern District of Florida announced last week that a man had been convicted on two counts of relaying false and misleading information regarding the unlawful and threatened use of a b

German experts say Turkey using chemical weapons
by Tina Redlup on August 13, 2010

German experts have confirmed the authenticity of photographs that show Kurdistan Workers' Party fighters killed in Turkey by chemical weapons.

FBI investigating powder-filled letters in Texas
by Ashton Daigle on August 9, 2010

Officials with the FBI and U.S. Postal Inspectors reported that they are investigating the the delivery of 13 suspicious letters containing white powder in north Texas.

UNDT reacts to L.A. bioterror scare
by Jeffrey Bigongiari on August 3, 2010

Universal Detection Technology, a provider of counter-terrorism consulting and training services and developer of early warning technology against bioterror agents, has commented on a July 30 anthrax scare at a downtown Los Angeles metro station.

Munitions dump off of Hawaii found to be safe
by Daniel Purt on July 28, 2010

A three year investigation into a deepwater military munitions disposal site, which contains chemical chemical weapons, approximately five miles south of Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, has been completed by the University of Hawaii at Manoa's School of Ocean

Iraqi army trains in biological, chemical weapons removal
by Jeffrey Bigongiari on July 26, 2010

Soldiers with the Iraqi Army Chemical Defense Company have been training near Taji, Iraq, to remove suspected weapons of mass destruction, including biological and chemical weapon.

Anthrax scare at Chilean chancellery
by Ted Purlain on July 15, 2010

The police, fire department and military were called in on July 13 to a building that houses the Chilean chancellery in Santiago, Chile, to investigate a potential anthrax attack.

Army completes X-rays of chemical weapons
by Ashton Daigle on July 6, 2010

Officials with the Pueblo Chemical Depot in Pueblo, Colorado, have reported the recent completion of X-ray inspections on approximately 540 chemical weapons suspected of leaking.

Allergan denies Botox could be used in bioattack
by Daniel Purt on June 18, 2010

Allergan, the Irvine, Calif.-based maker of Botox, has denied that its drug could be used as a bioweapon by terrorists.

Russian terrorists trying to obtain biological, chemical weapons
by Ashton Daigle on June 4, 2010

A top security official in Russia said on June 2 that active terrorists in post-Soviet nations are attempting to obtain biological, chemical and nuclear materials for terrorist attacks.

Dr. C.J. Peters warns of bioterror threat
by Ashton Daigle on May 28, 2010

According to Dr. C.J. Peters, former chief of special pathogens for the Centers for Disease Control and former head of the U.S. Army’s Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases disease assessment division, bioterrorism is a very real threat.

University professor barred from lab over unauthorized bioterror agent expirements
by Ted Purlain on May 19, 2010

Laboratory privileges for a University of Wisconsin - Madison professor have been suspended for five years after he was found to have conduct unauthorized experiments with potential bioterror agents.

FDA to discuss experimental drug’s effectiveness against anthrax
by Mary J. Lewis on October 27, 2009

A Human Genome Sciences Inc. drug worked better than a placebo but similar to antibiotics for treating anthrax exposure in animal studies, U.S. drug reviewers said in a summary released Oct. 23.

N.H. agencies take part in terror event drill
by Ted Purlain on October 20, 2009

The New Hampshire Department of Human Services asked all health regions to respond to a training scenario where there was a deliberate terrorist release of the biological agent anthrax.

Albany Medical College to fund biodefense research of tularemia
by Mary J. Lewis on October 18, 2009

ALBANY, N.Y. — Albany Medical College has been awarded a $4.6 million grant to fund its biodefense research against Francisella tularensis, the bacteria that causes tularemia.

PanThera Biopharma gets $1.6 million contract for botulism antidote research
by Mary J. Lewis on October 16, 2009

HONOLULU — PanThera Biopharma announced the award of a one-year, $1.6 million contract from the Department of Defense to advance the company's research of antidote for botulism.

New York prepares response to anthrax attack
by Paul Tinder on September 15, 2009

NEW YORK – The City’s Department of Health tested its readiness to respond to an anthrax attack with an antibiotics and vaccine distribution drill this week at a Lower East Side school.

Lieberman laments state of preparedness
by Rita Uplend on September 15, 2009

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) is chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee. He spoke to BioTerrorWatch about the need to make the United States safer from the threat of weapons of mass destruction.

Emergent BioSolutions submits development plan for anthrax vaccine
by Ted Purlain on September 15, 2009

ROCKVILLE, Md -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. has submitted a development plan to the FDA for its Recombinant Protective Antigen (rPA) anthrax vaccine candidate.

Two-day training session simulates pneumonic plague attack
by Paul Tinder on September 15, 2009

GENEVA – Members of US humanitarian aid groups learned how to deter biological terrorist attacks during a recent two-day training session in Montreux, Switzerland.

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