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U.S. Sees Vulnerabilities at Kenyan Biolabs

U.S. officials are concerned that a Kenyan laboratory in Nairobi housing dangerous biological agents employs insufficient security in a country plagued by terrorism and occasional instability, the Associated Press reported on Friday (see GSN, Nov. 11). “Unfortunately in this world there are a great number of terrorists who, whether individuals or organizations, have given a Read More »

November 15, 2010
| Filed under Africa, North America, and Biosafety
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U.S. Delegation Sees Security Risks at Ugandan Biolabs

U.S. Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) and Defense Department officials yesterday toured infectious disease laboratories at Entebbe, Uganda, where they worry security vulnerabilities could allow extremists access to dangerous pathogens for an act of bioterrorism, the New York Times reported (see GSN, Nov. 10). (Nov. 11) – U.S. Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) looks through a microscope Read More »

November 11, 2010
| Filed under Africa, North America, and Biosafety
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NATO Experts Discuss WMD Terror Countermeasures

NATO this week hosted discussions by roughly 50 experts on preparations for dealing with terrorist attacks involving chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons (see GSN, Aug. 5). The three-day session that began Tuesday in the Czech city of Brno offered participants the opportunity to exchange knowledge on WMD “resources” available to extremists and on equipment Read More »

October 15, 2010
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, and Biological Weapons
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Notification of Single Source Cooperative Agreement Award for the World Health Organization (WHO)

August 11, 2010
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, and Countermeasures
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Ebola hemorrhagic Fever associated with novel virus strain, Uganda, 2007-2008.

Ebola hemorrhagic Fever associated with novel virus strain, Uganda, 2007-2008. Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jul;16(7):1087-92 Authors: Wamala JF, Lukwago L, Malimbo M, Nguku P, Yoti Z, Musenero M, Amone J, Mbabazi W, Nanyunja M, Zaramba S, Opio A, Lutwama JJ, Talisuna AO, Okware SI During August 2007-February 2008, the novel Bundibugyo ebolavirus species was identified Read More »