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Kansas and Missouri Senators Fight for Quick Progression of NBAF Site

(Press Release) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano urging her to move forward with important steps to ensure the swift construction of the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility (NBAF). “We urge you Read More »

June 21, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
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Top Level Biosecurity Lab to Move to Kansas If Approved

(Food Safety News) Nobody ever said moving “Plum Island” to Kansas was going to be easy or cheap. But until that move can occur, Homeland Security won’t have its state-of-the-art facility for combating biological threats to the United States. Plans for the lab have been in the works since shortly after 9/11. The groundwork has Read More »

June 20, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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DHS Threat Analysis of Biodefense Lab Better, But Problems Remain: Report

(Global Security Newswire) The U.S. Homeland Security Department’s latest analysis of the potential threat posed by a planned biodefense laboratory in Kansas is a “substantial improvement” from a 2010 assessment, but still does not sufficiently describe the potential dangers related to the site, according to an independent expert report issued on Friday. The National Bio Read More »

June 19, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Biosafety, and Policy & Initiatives
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FMD strain in Kyrgyzstan infects vaccinated livestock

(CattleNetwork.com) new strain of foot-and-mouth disease poses a serious threat to the livestock industry in Kyrgyzstan as a significant number of livestock have already been infected. The unknown strain of FMD discovered in the republic of Kyrgyzstan, bordering the northwest side of China, even infects vaccinated cattle. According to Global Meat News, farmers affected by Read More »

June 19, 2012
| Filed under Middle East, Agriculture, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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Report doubts low-risk view of Kan. biohazard lab

(Wall Street Journal) TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas officials pressed the federal government Friday to move ahead with construction of a new biosecurity lab near Kansas State University, even though a new, independent report suggested that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security still doesn’t have a good assessment of how safely it could operate. The congressionally Read More »