<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Bio Briefing - Bio Agents: Other]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing articles relating to biological agents.]]></description><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2010. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. All rights reserved.]]></copyright><managingEditor><![CDATA[webmaster@umpc-biosecurity.org]]></managingEditor><webmaster><![CDATA[webmaster@umpc-biosecurity.org]]></webmaster><lastBuildDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:11:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SiteExecutive v4.1</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Study Examines Role of Human Migration Patterns in Re-Emergence of Tuberculosis in Beijing (09-08-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/other/2008-09-08-migrantpoptbbeijing.html</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing: The September 2008 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) includes an article regarding tuberculosis cases in Beijing, drawing attention to the contribution of migration patterns to the total disease burden in the city.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/other/2008-09-08-migrantpoptbbeijing.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:09:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Large Q Fever Epidemic Ongoing in the Netherlands (08-18-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/international_biosecurity/2008-08-18-qfevernetherlands.html</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing: On July 31, 2008, Eurosurveillance published a study about an ongoing Q fever outbreak in the Netherlands; as of July 24, 677 cases have been reported this year. In past years, relatively few cases of Q fever were reported.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/international_biosecurity/2008-08-18-qfevernetherlands.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:06:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergent BioSolutions Wins NIAID Grants, Sanofi to Acquire Acambis (08-04-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/other/2008-08-04-emergentniaidsanofiacambis.html</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing: Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., announced it has been awarded two grants from NIAID for the development of botulism and next-generation anthrax vaccine candidates. AP reported that sanofi-aventis will acquire vaccine-maker Acambis PLC.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/other/2008-08-04-emergentniaidsanofiacambis.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:15:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New WHO Survey Finds Global Increase in Drug-Resistant TB Infections (02-29-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/other/2008-02-29-whofindsincreasedrugresisttb.html</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing:  On Feb. 26, 2008, the WHO released the Fourth Global Report entitled Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Resistance in the World, which, "presents findings from the largest survey to date on the scale of drug resistance in tuberculosis."]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/other/2008-02-29-whofindsincreasedrugresisttb.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:59:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ricin Discovered in Las Vegas Hotel Room; FBI Says Not Linked to Terrorism (02-29-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/other/2008-02-29-ricininlasvegashotelnotterrorism.html</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing: On Feb. 28, 2008, CNN.com reported that police in Las Vegas, Nevada, are "investigating the discovery of . . . the deadly poison ricin in a hotel room." The FBI told Reuters that this is "not thought to be terrorism related."]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/other/2008-02-29-ricininlasvegashotelnotterrorism.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:36:16 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
