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Funding Cuts Imperil Biothreat Response Capability, Officials Say

(Global Security Newswire) Spending reductions threaten to seriously undermine the readiness of U.S. public health agencies to limit the potentially devastating impact of disease agents spread either intentionally or by natural means, federal health officials warned on Thursday. The 2011 film “Contagion” offered a glimpse into the potential deadly consequences of recent and anticipated cuts  Read More »

Debate on H5N1 death rate and missed cases continues

(CIDRAP News) – Two leading voices on the potential threat of lab-modified H5N1 viruses laid out their arguments about the human H5N1 fatality rate and undetected cases today and yesterday, with one group claiming “millions” likely have …

Group of Eight Nonproliferation Program to Deliver Aid to Kazakhstan

(Global Security Newswire) An international operation aimed at countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related materials has agreed to deliver assistance to Kazakhstan, the country’s Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. The Group of Eight nations’ Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction focuses on securing nuclear and  Read More »

University Strengthens Lab Security Following Bird Flu Virus Controversy

(Global Security Newswire) The University of Wisconsin (Madison) has tightened security precautions around laboratories that work with dangerous disease agents even as the school has become involved in a public controversy over a study that resulted in a more transmissible strain of bird flu, the Wisconsin State Journal reported on Tuesday. University researcher Yoshihiro Kawaoka  Read More »

More Senators Get Suspicious Mailings

(Global Security Newswire) WASHINGTON — More U.S. Senate state-based offices have received mailings containing a suspicious powdery substance, according to an update from Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Terrance Gainer sent to senators on Thursday morning. Like previous mailings received earlier this week by other congressional state or district offices, that powder was found to be harmless, according  Read More »

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