On Apr. 14, 2003, researchers at Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Science Centre in Vancouver announced they had sequenced…
On Mar. 18, 2003, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was placed on U.S. quarantine list. Persons under quarantine…
On Mar. 6, 2003, the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) and the World Health Organization (WHO), announced they…
At t he end of February 2003, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)…
In 1999, Michael Smith, recipient of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, founded Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Science…
In 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the International Health Program Office, now…
In 1978, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) completed construction of a new hot lab…
On Apr. 10, 1972, the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was opened for signature, and took effect on March…
On Apr. 7, 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) was founded and is today the United Nations agency…