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Citing Bioterrorism Fears, US Asks Journals to Censor Bird Flu Study

In an unprecedented move, the United States government has asked two scientific journals to redact details of biomedical experiments which it fears could be used by terrorists to create deadly viruses. Two labs in the U.S. and the Netherlands recently created easily transmittable versions of the A(H5N1) virus, which causes bird flu. Though bird flu […]

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Smallpox

Bioterrorism Threat

Bioterrorism Threat

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Debate ensues over destruction of Smallpox

Global Politics

There are only two known repositories of Smallpox, which are held in U.S. and Russia; and these two countries are fighting international efforts to destroy the samples, claiming that they are necessary for research to combat bioterrorism.

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Outbreak of rare disease in the Netherlands

Global Politics

The Netherlands is grappling with an outbreak of a rare disease. The disease is caused by bacteria so resilient that the U.S. government considers it a bioterrorism agent. Emily Kopp reports.

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Risks and realities of a bioterror attack

Environment

The case of former Army scientist Bruce Ivins and his suspected link to the anthrax killings has many Americans wondering just how difficult it would be to launch an anthrax attack.

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