Washington (AFP) Oct 24, 2014 – The commander of US forces in South Korea said Friday that North Korea likely has the ability to produce a nuclear warhead that could be mounted on a...

Washington (AFP) Oct 23, 2014 – Kim Jong-Un at least “on the surface” appears to be in control of North Korea, South Korea’s Defense Minister Han Min-Koo said Thursday after holding talks with US...

Vienna (AFP) Oct 15, 2014 – Iran and the US still aim to strike a mammoth nuclear deal by a November 24 deadline, a US official said Wednesday after talks involving US Secretary of...

This late weekend Pandora Report covers antibiotics in fish, ISIS and chemical weapons, the UN and Cholera, and, of course, an Ebola update. Don’t forget to get your flu shot, and remember to protect...

Leaked documents reveal behind-the-scenes Ebola vaccine issues | Iraqi officials say IS militants used chlorine gas | Tested negative for Ebola, nurse criticizes her quarantine | BioFire expands in Utah, readies for release of...

A recent article published by the Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness Journal (DMPHP) outlines considerations for humanitarian volunteers thinking about deploying to Ebola-stricken areas. Written by a consortium of Boston-based hospitals, the article...

Researchers at Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics have moved a step closer to identifying a treatment for the Human parainfluenza virus (hPIV). These highly-infectious viruses are the leading cause of upper and lower respiratory...

By Jonathon Marionaux Halloween is right around the corner, so we continue our coverage of one of the most notable creatures of the season: bats. Previously we covered vampire bats and their role in...

The Washington Post has reported that ISIS used an improvised chemical weapon containing chlorine to attack an Iraqi police patrol in Balad, north of Baghdad, in September, injuring 11 officers. Chlorine is readily available...

REUTERS – Mali confirmed its first case of Ebola on Thursday, becoming the sixth West African country to be touched by the worst outbreak on record of the hemorrhagic fever, which has killed nearly...

WHO – Recent intensive efforts to improve collection and reporting of data on tuberculosis (TB) are shedding new light on the epidemic, revealing that there are almost half a million more cases of the...

On October 15, MBDA completed a firing campaign intended to validate the series production of the MILAN Extended Response (ER) anti-tank missile. This followed qualification of the MILAN ER weapon system during the first...

Work on long-lead-time components for the Lockheed Martin Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles is now under way. Production of the PAC-3 MSE, which has been under development since June 2003,...

WorldHealthOrganization: Recent intensive efforts to improve collection and reporting of data on tuberculosis (TB) are shedding new light on the epidemic, revealing that there are almost half a million more cases of the disease...

Reuters: At least 4,877 people have died in the world’s worst recorded outbreak of Ebola, and at least 9,936 cases of the disease had been recorded as of Oct. 19, the World Health Organization...

TheWashingtonPost: Every airline passenger who arrives in the United States from one of the three West African nations hardest hit by Ebola will be monitored by state and local health authorities for 21 days,...

WorldHealthOrganization: On October 20, Nigeria reached the 42-day mark of having no new cases of Ebola detected and has thus been declared free of Ebola transmission. …read more From:: Virtual Biosecurity Center

If you love infographics as much as I do (and I’m sure you do) you’ll appreciate this one created by Waka Waka. Forward and share with friends and colleagues, because remember, sharing is caring...

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals yesterday announced it has commenced limited GMP manufacture of TKM-Ebola, an RNAi therapeutic specifically targeting the Ebola – Guinea virus variant. Tekmira has completed the design of a modified RNAi therapeutic specifically...

A team of scientists has identified a possible explanation for why middle-aged adults were hit especially hard by the H1N1 influenza virus during the 2013-2014 influenza season. The findings offer evidence that a new...