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Human monkeypox — After 40 years, an unintended consequence of smallpox eradication
Monkeypox is one of the many zoonotic viruses that belong to the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family with a similar clinical appearance to smallpox. The symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headache, muscle aches, and lymphadenopathy.
Hussain Haider Shah +2 more
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The Role of Scientific Discovery in the Establishment of the First Biological Weapons Programmes [PDF]
YesThis report addresses the scientific and technological discoveries in the biological sciences that enabled the early interest in biological warfare to move from hurling infected corpses into enemy cities in ancient times, through use of small cultures
Davison, N.
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Repurpose an FDA‐Approved Antibody Using DARPin‐Scaffolded Bridge Protein
The cell line and scalable upstream/downstream process development needed for every new monoclonal antibody are both highly expensive and time‐consuming, significantly increasing the cost of new antibody therapeutics. By contrast, the production of many synthetic binders can be accomplished rapidly and with lower production costs.
Michael Woolley +4 more
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This review displays a comprehensive overview of glanders, including aetiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, control strategies and ongoing eradication programs. It has also reviewed differential diagnosis and treatment both in animals and humans as well as organism's antimicrobial properties.
Yahya Kanani +2 more
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Clinical and computed tomography findings of fatal poxviral vasculitis in a domestic shorthair cat
Abstract This report describes the clinical presentation, haematological abnormalities and imaging findings of systemic poxvirus infection in a cat that resulted in widespread severe dermal oedema and systemic inflammatory response syndrome. The cat lacked cutaneous lesions before the onset of dermal oedema, but developed crusting skin lesions and a ...
Mica Taylor +5 more
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Willful Misconduct: How Bill Frist and the Drug Lobby Covertly Bagged a Liability Shield [PDF]
Drug industry lobbyists conspired with the White House and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) last year to craft a sweeping liability provision that shields the industry from lawsuits over products used to treat pandemic illnesses, even in cases
John O'Donnell
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Misinformation and women's health: Rebuilding trust in evidence‐based care
International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Zainab Al‐Jawahiri
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Dual Use Research of Concern—The Necessity of Global Bioethics Engagement
ABSTRACT Dual use research of concern (DURC) refers to research conducted for legitimate scientific purposes that could also be misused to pose a significant threat to public health and safety, agricultural crops and other plants, animals, the environment, or national security.
Daniel J. Hurst, Christopher A. Bobier
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Relevance. After vaccination against smallpox is completed, more than 50% of the population are not immune to pathogens of the genus Orthopoxvirus, which creates the risk of mass infection if the smallpox virus is used as a biological weapon.Aim.
O. S. Ermilova +2 more
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Tuberculosis vaccine: pipeline approaches and future prospective [PDF]
Tuberculosis (TB), despite anti-mycobacterial therapies and vaccine, is a deadly infectious disease with about 12 million incident cases worldwide. Existing Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is unquestionably inexpensive, safe and effective ...
Ankita Singh +2 more
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