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Op-Ed – Dual-Use Research: Is it possible to protect the public without encroaching rights?
T. Tosin Fadeyi, Master’s Candidate, Biotechnology (Biodefense and Biosecurity Concentration), University of Maryland Read More »
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Book Review: Bioinsecurity and Vulnerability
Reviewed by T. Tosin Fadeyi Edited by Nancy N. Chen and Lesley A. Read More »
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Op-Ed – Microbial Forensic Attribution: Where Science Meets International Relations
Christopher A. Bidwell, JD, Senior Fellow for Nonproliferation Law and Policy, Federation of American Read More »
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Op-Ed – Science Needs for Microbial Forensics: Developing Initial International Research Priorities
Committee on Science Needs Microbial Forensics: Developing an Initial International Roadmap, Board on Read More »
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Op-Ed – A Necessary Biopreparedness Priority: Strengthening the Medical Countermeasures Enterprise
Christina England, Master’s Candidate, Security Policy, University of Maryland School of Public Policy; Read More »
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About Virtual Biosecurity Center
Biocontainment Patient Care Units
Dear Editors,
We read with great interest the consensus statement by P.W. Smith et al. on biocontainment patient care units (BPCUs) [Biosecur Bioterror 2006;4(4):351–365]. Our Institute coordinates the European Network for Infectious Disease (EUNID, www.eunid.com), a project co-funded by the European Commission and focused on the management of patients with highly infectious diseases (HIDs). Among the deliverables of EUNID there is the definition of “Minimal Requirements for High Isolation Units” in Europe. The work about this point is currently ongoing, and some agreements already have been reached; the U.S. statement will be extremely useful for further discussion.
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