Anthrax articles![]() 1. Anthrax :: HHS purchases additional anthrax vaccine for stockpile The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the purchase of 18.75 million doses of BioThrax (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed, AVA) from Emergent Biodefense Operations of Lansing, Mich., at a total of $448 million. 2. Anthrax :: Anthrax vaccine produces immunity with nanoparticles, not needles A vaccine against anthrax that is more effective and easier to administer than the present vaccine has proved highly effective in tests in mice and guinea pigs, report University of Michigan Medical School scientists in the August issue of Infection and Immunity. 3. Anthrax :: Taming the anthrax threat In the American government?s biodefense efforts, the potential for terrorists to cause a deadly anthrax outbreak remains a significant concern, six years after the letter attacks that shook the nation shortly after 9/11. 4. Anthrax :: Anthrax claim two in Orissa, India Two persons have died and four others are battling for their lives after being infected by anthrax in Orissa's tribal Koraput district, official sources said. 5. Anthrax :: New chemical effective against Anthrax Scientists have identified a chemical that could be used as a new drug against anthrax. |