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August 5, 2008 - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff visited NASA’s Ames Research Center to see first-hand how NASA technology helps the nation deal with disasters. Chertoff learned how nanotechnology is being used in a variety of new technologies, such as a revolutionary biosensor licensed to Early Warning, Inc that can detect trace amounts of specific bacteria, viruses and parasites and help prevent the spread of potentially deadly biohazards in water, food and other contaminated sources.
 July 29, 2008 - Most biotesting is done in a lab, and it can take up to 72 hours to determine if a sample - water, for instance - has pathogens in it. "A lot of chemistry has to take place, and you need to have many copies of the target microorganism," Gordon said. "To do that, you have to incubate them in an oven or use other techniques, and then make copies. So this is a very laboratory-intensive and time-intensive process." Instead, Gordon wanted a biosensor that could work quickly under harsh conditions and be able to detect small amounts of multiple pathogens. NASA's biosensor, which can deliver results in as little as a half hour, met all those needs.
 July 7, 2008 - Neil Gordon, President and CEO of Early Warning will discuss Early Warning's biodetection system at NanoBiotech 2008 taking place at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY on September 15, 2008. For further information see the conference website at http://www.alumni.rpi.edu/nanobio2008.html.
 June 5, 2008 - Indeed, the real challenge to making electronic-based biosensors into products is not which material performs the best, but how they will be mass-produced, says Mark Reed, a professor of electrical engineering and applied physics at Yale University. "I am impressed by NASA's work, and they have very nice results," he says. While NASA plans to eventually use the sensor to detect the presence of life on other planets, it has licensed the technology to Early Warning, a company that develops systems to monitor biohazards.
May 28, 2008 - Waterloo offers a vast talent pool in water technologies, diverse engineering and communications disciplines, and nanotechnology know-how, along with a close proximity to the University of Waterloo where Early Warning is collaborating with four Waterloo professors and various students.
May 20, 2008 - NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field in California has licensed its revolutionary nanotechnology-based biosensor technology to Early Warning, Inc. The biosensor can detect trace amounts of specific bacteria, viruses and parasites. Under a Reimbursable Space Act Agreement, NASA and Early Warning jointly will develop biosensor enhancements. Initially, the biosensor will be configured to detect the presence of common and rare strains of microorganisms associated with water-borne illnesses and fatalities.
May 6, 2008 - Early Warning releases a Biohazard Outbreak Search Engine at www.EarlyWarningInc.com. To use the feature, enter one or more keywords into the Search field without commas (e.g. Meat Beef) and press Go.
April 29, 2008 - Early Warning's Neil Gordon releases paper which describes how bacteria, viruses and parasites are responsible for over 18.4 million deaths and over 1 billion illnesses and infections each year worldwide.
April 28, 2008 - Early Warning announces a free biohazard outbreak e-mail service. Sign up for email updates at the bottom of Early Warning's homepage at www.EarlyWarningInc.com.
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Last Updated: 05 Oct 2008 ***** US Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak linked to 1,442 cases, 286 hospitalizations and 2 deaths. CNN estimates up to 30,000 - 40,000 unreported cases and $100 - $250 million in economic losses
West Nile virus found in mosquitoes in Montgomery, Indiana
3 sickened, may be linked to raw milk in Montgomery, Pennsylvania
2 birds test positive for West Nile virus in Salinas, California
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Franklin, Massachusetts
Elderly man dies of West Nile virus in Iowa
3 test positive for West Nile virus in Manitoba
West Nile virus found in mosquitoes in Orange, Florida
Woman infected with West Nile virus in Grand Fork, North Dakota
Crow tests positive for West Nile virus in Shorewood, Illinois
Wild abalone which tested positive for abalone viral ganglioneuritis (AVG) closes fishery in Tasmania, Australia
H5N1 bird flu hits Togo
E. coli hits MSU and infects 10 students in Ingham, Michigan
Cholera kills 9 in Nabardo, Togo
HIV rates increase by almost 50% in Australia in the past 8 years
Newly reported cases of HIV increase by 29% in Alberta
3 cryptosporidium cases linked to public pools in Keller, Texas
7 animals found to have West Nile virus in Contra Costa, California
6 new human cases of West Nile virus reported in Mississippi
Woman dies of Weil’s disease after being scratched by a wild rat in England
Cryptosporidium found in Scioto River in Columbus, Ohio
Bird disease temporarily closes animal shelter in Marshall, Minnesota
Food served at a church tainted by E. coli kills 1 and sickens 100s in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Pet food recalled because of salmonella contamination in the US
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in west Palmdale, California
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