Native American remedy could hold key to fighting smallpox

TweetA Native American remedy thought to have been used to treat smallpox victims in the late 19th century was recently rediscovered and found to be effective in killing the poxvirus. Smallpox has been eradicated, but possible treatments for the poxvirus … Read More

South Korea not prepared for North Korea’s bioweapons capability

TweetWhen compared with the biological warfare defenses of the United States, South Korea’s capabilities to deal with the smallpox virus fall well short despite North Korea’s biological weapons capacity. In a defense white paper, the Ministry of National Defense said … Read More

Bavarian Nordic submit authorization application to EU for smallpox vaccine

TweetBavarian Nordic A/S, a vaccine-focused biotechnology company, announced on Thursday that it has submitted a marketing authorization application to the European Medicines Agency for IMVAMUNER, its third-generation smallpox vaccine. The smallpox vaccine, which will be marketed under the trade name … Read More

Newly identified compound could stop smallpox

Scientists from the Boston University School of Medicine recently identified a compound that stops viruses from replicating. Read More

South Korea’s smallpox vaccine stockpile spoils

Approximately one million doses of smallpox vaccine out of South Korea Read More

FDA to hold public smallpox vaccine workshop

Protest over BARDA purchase of smallpox antiviral withdrawn

Denmark purchases smallpox vaccine

Director of the Science and Development network calls for smallpox destruction

Indian official says not destroying smallpox could increase chances of bioterrorism

BARDA awards smallpox antiviral contract

Sebelius calls for retention of smallpox samples

Expert debates merits of maintaining smallpox stockpile

Expert calls for single smallpox facility

WHO supports U.S. in retaining smallpox

U.S. rejects calls to destroy smallpox stockpile

Expert calls for destruction of U.S. smallpox stockpile

HHS to sign $2.8 billion deal for smallpox antiviral

Destruction time for smallpox stores still unknown

Smallpox vaccine delivered to national stockpile

Work underway on single-dose smallpox vaccine

U.S. stockpile receives smallpox vaccine

FDA approves smallpox vaccine’s delivery

SLU seeks 250 people for smallpox study

Study begins to find more effective manner of fighting smallpox

SIGA Technologies takes part in Israel’s simulated bioattack

ISBI Conference on de novo Synthesis of Smallpox, Washington DC

- NIH grants to aid study of smallpox

Researchers discover how smallpox kills

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