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Op-Ed: Smallpox Debate, A Reasonable Outcome, Moving Faster Toward Resolution

By Victoria Sutton, MPA, PhD, JD, Professor and Director of the Center for Biodefense, Law and Public Policy of the Texas Tech University School of Law — On May 16-24, 2011, the World Health Assembly debated the destruction of the last smallpox that exists, officially. This meeting is the fourth meeting, convening every five years,  Read More »

S Korea, US discuss threat of bioterrorism

XINHUA — SEOUL – South Korea and the United States are holding three-day discussions over joint anti-bioterrorism drills, officials here said Thursday. The discussions, called “Able Response 11”, are first such joint dialogue between the allies aimed at deterring bioterrorist threats and potential attacks, according to Yang Young-mo, a defense ministry official in Seoul. The  Read More »

World First: Cattle Plague Is Declared Eradicated

AFP — (Paris) World farm monitors on Wednesday declared a cattle-killing virus that has been a curse through the ages had been wiped out, the first time an animal disease has been eradicated in human history. To prolonged applause from delegates, the global watchdog for farm-animal trade approved a report certifying that the last 14  Read More »

Texas A&M seeks new biosecurity center

The Texas A&M University System is among several entities looking to set up a National Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing that will focus on biosecurity measures, possibly in tandem with several Houston-area medical centers. The center will develop medical countermeasures and ensure domestic vaccine manufacturing capacity for emerging infectious diseases, pandemic influenza  Read More »

Equine herpes virus outbreak spooks horse owners

LOS ANGELES TIMES — A highly contagious airborne virus has killed or led to the euthanization of at least seven horses this month and sown fear in equine circles across the Western states. The equine herpes virus-1 outbreak was traced to an event in Ogden, Utah, between April 18 and May 3 and has spread  Read More »

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