ALLMedicine™ Anthrax Center

May 20th, 2022 - This is a randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, Phase 1 study designed to assess safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of 2 formulations of adjuvanted anthrax vaccine (AV7909), lyophilized and liquid. Forty healthy young adults, 18 to 45 yea...

Apr 1st, 2022 - Monsonia angustifolia is traditionally used to treat anthrax, heartburn, diarrhea, eye infections and hemorrhoids. Dodonaea angustifolia plants are frequently used as a treatment for dental pain, microbial infections and jungle fever. The two plan...

Mar 21st, 2022 - Group 3 innate lymphocytes (ILC3s) are important immune cells within mucosal tissues and protect against bacterial infections. They can be activated in response to the innate cytokines IL-23 or IL-1β, which rapidly increases their production of ef...

Feb 26th, 2022 - Anthrax protective antigen (PA) is a potent inhibitor of pathological angiogenesis with an unknown mechanism. In anthrax intoxication, PA interacts with capillary morphogenesis gene 2 (CMG2) and tumor endothelial marker 8 (TEM8). Here, we show tha...

Feb 24th, 2022 - The zoonotic disease anthrax, caused by the endospore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is very rare in Germany. In the state of Bavaria, the last case occurred in July of 2009, resulting in four dead cows. In August of 2021, the disease reeme...

Dec 14th, 2019 - This report updates the 2009 recommendations from the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding use of anthrax vaccine in the United States (Wright JG, Quinn CP, Shadomy S, Messonnier N. Use of anthrax vaccine in the United...

Jul 24th, 2010 - These recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) update the previous recommendations for anthrax vaccine adsorbed (AVA) (CDC. Use of anthrax vaccine in the United States: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee ...

May 20th, 2022 - This is a randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, Phase 1 study designed to assess safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of 2 formulations of adjuvanted anthrax vaccine (AV7909), lyophilized and liquid. Forty healthy young adults, 18 to 45 yea...

Jul 15th, 2021 - This study, as a post-marketing commitment to the Food and Drug Administration, is designed to detect the effect of raxibacumab on anthrax vaccine adsorbed (AVA) immunogenicity in a healthy volunteer population. This is a randomized, open-label, p...

Feb 2nd, 2021 - This study will use a convenience sample and passive referral to enroll participants. For the maternal outcome portion of the study, pregnant active duty women who consent to join the registry are expected to complete several surveys over the cour...

Jul 30th, 2019 - Non-anthrax Bacillus Species bacteria can be responsible for food poisoning and local infections. Rarely, they lead to severe infections like blood stream infections and meningitis especially in immunocompromised patients like preterm infants. Bac...

Jul 18th, 2019 - The purpose of this study is to: evaluate the safety profile of a single intravenous administration of AIGIV (containing either 3.5 mg/kg, 7.0 mg/kg or 14.0 mg/kg anti-PA IgG) as compared with either 90 mg/kg, 180 mg/kg or 360 mg/kg total IgG, GAM...

Jan 20th, 2022 - Some of the world's deadliest microbes are proving no match for a new sustainable disinfectant made from sawdust and water, according to researchers who were looking for environmentally friendly alternatives to chlorine cleaning products. What to ...

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Jun 16th, 2021 - Medscape's Medical Power Couples is a new series highlighting spouses or domestic partners prominent in healthcare. Both have achieved high-level professional success and have made significant contributions to their respective fields. Carlos del R...

Jun 16th, 2021 - Medscape's Medical Power Couples is a new series highlighting spouses or domestic partners prominent in healthcare. Both have achieved high-level professional success and have made significant contributions to their respective fields. Carlos del R...

Apr 15th, 2021 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. AIDS activists hold a demonstration outside the FDA headquarters on October 11, 1988, demanding access to experimental treatment. These efforts he...