<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Bioterrorism</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/specials/bioterrorism?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</link><description>News  (www.washingtonpost.com)</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Approves Bioterror Provisions (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41230-2004May19.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41230-2004May19.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved a $5.6 billion, 10-year program to speed development and stockpiling of vaccines, antidotes and other medical measures to help protect against a bioterrorist attack. By Helen Dewar  and Justin Gillis.]]></description><author>By Helen Dewar  and Justin Gillis</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds Eye Ex-Trucker (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42523-2004Feb14.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42523-2004Feb14.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A former mail trucker in Jacksonville, Fla., who maintains a Web site critical of the U.S. government, says he has been questioned by the FBI investigating three incidents in which the toxin ricin was sent through the mail. By Marilyn W. Thompson.]]></description><author>By Marilyn W. Thompson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Constituents' Concerns Hauled Away With Mail (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22223-2004Feb7.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22223-2004Feb7.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Because of ricin found in a Senate mailroom last week, thousands of letters sent to lawmakers could be damned to the realms of the unread. By Monte Reel.]]></description><author>By Monte Reel</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthrax Shots Require Consent, Military Told (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22760-2003Dec22.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22760-2003Dec22.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A federal judge on Monday ordered the Pentagon to stop vaccinating service members without their consent, ruling that it cannot require troops to "serve as guinea pigs for experimental drugs." By Vernon Loeb.]]></description><author>By Vernon Loeb</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Look at Biodefense Nearly Finished (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3082-2003Dec15.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3082-2003Dec15.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Senior White House officials are nearing completion of a classified "Biodefense End-to-End Assessment" that catalogues gaps in the nation's safeguards against biological attack, say bioterrorism experts. By Ceci Connolly.]]></description><author>By Ceci Connolly</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bioterror Preparedness Lacking, Report Shows (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57767-2003Dec11.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57767-2003Dec11.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Only Florida and Illinois are prepared to distribute vaccines in the event of a major outbreak. By Ceci Connolly.]]></description><author>By Ceci Connolly</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials Tour Postal Facility, Declare It Safe (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33697-2003Nov12.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33697-2003Nov12.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Rep. Thomas M. Davis III (R-Va.) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) on Wednesday toured the Northeast Washington postal plant contaminated by anthrax two years ago, illustrating their confidence that the building is safe to reopen. By Manny Fernandez.]]></description><author>By Manny Fernandez</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Post Offices Closed Over Anthrax Scare (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10041-2003Nov6.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10041-2003Nov6.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Calling the move a precautionary measure, the U.S. Postal Service announced Thursday night that 10 neighborhood post offices in the Washington area will not open Friday. By Steve Vogel  and Thomas E. Ricks.]]></description><author>By Steve Vogel  and Thomas E. Ricks</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Naval Facility Closes After Possible Anthrax Detected (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9034-2003Nov6.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9034-2003Nov6.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Anacostia Naval Air Station closed a mail-handling facility late Thursday afternoon after preliminary tests indicated that anthrax spores were detected by an automated biological sensor, a Navy spokesman said Thursday. Thomas E. Ricks.]]></description><author>Thomas E. Ricks</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Smallpoxlike Virus Evades Vaccine (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49149-2003Oct31.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49149-2003Oct31.html?nav=rss_nation/specials/bioterrorism</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Scientists have created a potent new strain of mousepox virus -- a close relative of smallpox -- rekindling concerns that some avenues of biotechnology research may be generating lethal knowledge useful to bioterrorists. By Rick Weiss.]]></description><author>By Rick Weiss</author></item></channel></rss>
