Kentucky, Indiana Not Prepared for Bioterror Attack
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The Trust for America&#39;s Health says most states don&#39;t even have a comprehensive response plan for an emergency involving a biological weaon.
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By Linda B. Blackford  LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky got very, very lucky last month: Two train wrecks in two days spewed hazardous materials into the air and water, causing evacuations but few injuries.
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Kentucky Health Officials meet Friday morning to address the shortage of flu vaccines in Central Kentucky. Leaders of the Fayette County Health Department did an informal inventory of the number of flu shots still available and found 4,000 dose.
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The United States remains unprepared for disasters ranging from biological attacks to a flu pandemic, and funding for preparedness is falling, according to a report released on Tuesday.
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Communities should be ready to fend for themselves without federal help for up to three days after a disaster hits, two former governors said Tuesday in calling for new plans to prepare states and cities for emergencies.
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CHESTER, Pa. -- On Nov. 15, 2001, Irshad and Masood Shaikh found themselves standing under the darkest cloud imaginable: The brothers had become suspects in the worst bioterrorism attack in American history.
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Making the genetic codes of dangerous pathogens a secret will not save anyone from bioterrorism and may make the population vulnerable to attacks from Mother Nature, scientists said on Thursday.
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Massachusetts is the least-prepared among all states to handle a bioterrorist attack, according to a new study released yesterday.
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ORLANDO, Florida  - Memories of the 2001 anthrax attacks and planning mistakes haunt Dr. Julie Gerberding as she urges government and private companies to prepare for a potential bird flu pandemic.
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Hawaii is one of only three states that has not gotten any confirmed cases of West Nile Virus, but that might be about to change. State officials ordered crews to spray for mosquitoes at Kahului International
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No state is better prepared than Florida to detect and contain the deadly viruses, bacteria or toxins of a bioterrorist, according to a nationwide analysis released Tuesday.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has dispatched staffers to southeast Kansas, in an attempt to locate the source of apparent bug bites that have plagued hundreds
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Maryland is one of the lowest-ranked states in the country in terms of preparedness for health emergencies such as bioterrorism or pandemic flu, but Virginia is among the 14 best-prepared states, according to a report issued by a health advocacy group yesterday.
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if you qualify as being high-risk for the respiratory illness. Although vaccines remain scarce, Dr. Heidar Heshmati, Brevard County&#39;s
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BALTIMORE -- National researchers claim Maryland has made some progress but more needs to be done when it comes to preparing for a bioterror attack.
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Most states in the US are still ill-prepared to cope with a bioterror attack or other public health emergency, even after a surge in federal spending for such efforts since the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks.
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Investigators are trying to determine the source of an outbreak of gastrointestinal infections on an island in Ohio. More than 1,000 visitors to South Bass Island in Lake Erie