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By Region: South Asia

Pakistani Officials Send Mixed Signals on Identity of Anthrax Mailer

(Global Security Newswire) Pakistani officials have issued conflicting statements on the identity of the individual who mailed anthrax spores to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in October, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. Government spokesman Akram Shaheedi said security officials have singled out a Jamshoro University associate professor, identified only as Ms. Zulekha, as Read More »

February 3, 2012
| Filed under South Asia and Bioterrorism
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Pakistan Says Anthrax Sent to Premier’s Office

(New York Times) ISLAMABAD — A university professor sent a packet containing anthrax to the office of Pakistan’s prime minister in October last year, his spokesman said Wednesday, an attack with an unclear background in a country hosting extremists and battling them at the same time. No one was made ill by the toxin sent Read More »

February 1, 2012
| Filed under South Asia and Bioterrorism
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Paraguay: New Plan against the Foot and Mouth Disease

(Prensa Latina) As of February 1st, Paraguay will start to implement a new method against the foot and mouth disease, in the wake of two outbreaks of the illness hitting the country in less than four months. The new plan includes intensified vaccination with increased coverage and control, Head of the National Service of Animal Read More »

January 31, 2012
| Filed under South Asia and Agriculture
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A hinge moment for the BWC?

(Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists) Although it was an eleventh-hour decision, the Seventh Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) Review Conference in Geneva did manage to produce a consensus final document this past December. As the saying goes, “a win is a win,” and in the end the final document — adopted with less than Read More »

January 31, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Biological Weapons, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Bio-security, an emerging challenge

(Hindu Business Line) Action is needed at the national and international levels to deal with this threat. Biotech research is conducted in a wide range of institutions, in government laboratories, universities, and by the private sector. Freedom to do research in biotechnology shouldn’t be hampered, and intellectual property rights must be protected. However, the risks Read More »