<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Bio Briefing - Bio Agents: Plague]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing articles relating to plague 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 15:11:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SiteExecutive v4.1</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Plague Bacteria Able to Survive in Soil; More Study Needed to Determine Biodefense, Public Health Implications (06-27-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/plague/2008-06-27-plaguesurvivesoil.html</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing: The journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, published a study that may help "shed light" on the "long standing mysteries of how Yersinia pestis persists during [periods of time between disease outbreaks among animals]."]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/plague/2008-06-27-plaguesurvivesoil.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:24:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers Concerned about Growing Threat of Plague (01-18-2008)]]></title><link>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/plague/2008-01-18-researchconcernplague.html</link><description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Briefing: Several news reports released this week highlighted a study published in the journal PLoS Medicine about the growing threat of plague. Plague is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, and it is carried by rodents.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/agents_diseases/plague/2008-01-18-researchconcernplague.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:39:59 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
