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Biological indecision

(Malcolm Dando | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists) The December 2011 Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in Geneva was widely expected to significantly strengthen international measures in the prohibition regime against weapons of mass destruction. After all, the review came after a series of constructive annual meetings in the second Intersessional Read More »

January 10, 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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Anthrax found in 26 places

(Deccan Herald) CCMB confirms Palamur University students’ discovery in AP The enthusiasm of Palamur University students in the Mahbubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh, 170 km from here, led to chance finding of deadly anthrax in ground water of more than 26 …

January 9, 2012
| Filed under South Asia, Agents & Toxins, Agriculture, and Public Health
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The nuclear, biological and climate threat – 2011 reviewed

(EurekAlert!) Gerald Epstein, director of the Center for Science, Technology, and Security Policy (CSIS) of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, says that 2011 saw progress on approaches to address biological threats posed by non-state groups at both the Seventh Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Review Conference and the G8 Global Partnership Against the Read More »

January 9, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Biological Weapons, Biotechnology, Bioterrorism, Countermeasures, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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‘Cattle being brought without vaccination’

(Times of India) THRISSUR: Cattle are being transported from Tamil Nadu to Kerala without proper anthrax vaccination certificates issued by the animal husbandry department, say officials. And there is no facility to ensure that each cattle is vaccinated, they add.

January 2, 2012
| Filed under South Asia and Agriculture
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WHO concerned that new H5N1 influenza research could undermine the 2011 Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework

(World Health Organization) WHO takes note that studies undertaken by several institutions on whether changes in the H5N1 influenza virus can make it more transmissible between humans have raised concern about the possible risks and misuses associated with this research. WHO is also deeply concerned about the potential negative consequences. However, WHO also notes that Read More »