The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) launched its newly designed website to make its rich array of resources and information more accessible to its members, partners, and visitors in enhancing population health. The new site's functionality also allows NACCHO to drive member engagement, maximize retention rates, and increase organizational relevancy.
U.S. Cyber Command's strategic priorities for 2016 include continued defense of Department of Defense networks and systems, applying Cyber Mission Force capabilities more broadly and expanding international partnerships. The Cybercom commander and National Security Agency chief talks about priorities for the year ahead and taking questions from the audience.
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston reported this week in the journal Cell that they have isolated human monoclonal antibodies from Ebola survivors that can neutralize multiple species of the virus.
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate unveiled lessons learned from its Chicago Long-Term Evolution (LTE) pilot that was conducted with first responders. The pilot allowed first responders to see what happens if they are in an urban area with high-speed, real-time access to law enforcement video information over the public safety broadband.
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) announced that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has selected UM SOM researchers as key contractors for its Radiation Nuclear Animal Model Development program. These researchers will work with BARDA to support the development of radiologic and nuclear countermeasures.
Defense Department experts who have experience working with the Zika virus have been asked to support the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in its efforts related to the mosquito-borne disease. Experts and stakeholders, specifically in the research area, would assist in the development of diagnostic testing and vaccines.
On January 15, 2016, the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reported detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza H7N8 virus in a commercial turkey flock in Dubois County, Indiana. Subsequently, APHIS reported detection of low pathogenic avian influenza H7N8 among eight nearby turkey flocks.
Researchers at Duke Health are fine-tuning a test that can determine whether a respiratory illness is caused by infection from a virus or bacteria so that antibiotics can be more precisely prescribed. With these findings, Duke researchers are a significant step closer to developing a rapid blood test that could be used to ultimately guide appropriate treatment.
Sandia National Laboratories is leading the Security and Resilience area of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium and bringing its strong research capability in grid modernization to help the nation modernize its power grid. The consortium includes scientists and engineers from 14 DOE national labs and dozens of industry, academic, and government partners.
A large-scale clinical trial to evaluate whether a candidate vaccine can prevent the mosquito-borne illness dengue fever has been launched in Brazil. The vaccine, TV003, was developed by scientists in the laboratory of Stephen Whitehead, Ph.D., at NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
