Group releases recommendations for response to botulinum attack

TweetA working group from the United States recently made a series of recommendations for how medical and public health professionals should respond to a bioterror attack using botulinum toxin. Dr. Stephen S. Arnon and his colleagues from organizations such as … Read More

Botulinum toxin detector under development

A new test to detect the presence of low levels of Botulinum toxin is currently being developed by Quanterix Corp. and the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. Read More

Xoma awarded contract for botulism antitoxin

XOMA, LLC., was recently awarded a major federal contract to develop an antitoxin to treat human botulism toxin. Read More

Australian researchers discover botulinum toxin blocker

Researchers from Australia have discovered a means of blocking the action of the potential bioweapon botulinum toxin, which may lead to ways to treat exposure. Read More

BARDA to exercise option on botulism antitoxin

The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority will exercise options under a botulism antitoxin supply contract with Cangene Corporation. Read More

Scientists sequence novel Clostridium botulinum strain’s genome

DynPort completes Phase II botulinum vaccine trial

UNDT weighs in on botox as bioweapon

Fake botox a potential bioterror agent

Cangene signs extension for botulism antitoxin contract

DoD to fund research into anti-botulism drugs

New strategy to fight Botulinum toxin molecules announced