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New Zealand: Biosecurity cuts could lead to another PSA scale disaster

(FreshPlaza) New Zealand First is warning that proposed cuts to biosecurity will lead to another disaster on the scale of PSA in kiwifruit. That disease has been identified as originating in China. Rt Hon Winston Peters says Government assurances that it has been objective and rigorous in investigating the biosecurity breach are hollow.

February 27, 2013
| Filed under Asia/Pacific and Biosafety
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Bioterror labs cited for lax security

(TheTennessean) Laboratories at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been repeatedly cited in private government audits for failing to properly secure potential bioterror agents such as anthrax and plague and not training employees who work with them, according to “restricted” government watchdog reports obtained by USA TODAY.

February 26, 2013
| Filed under North America and Biosafety
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Contract issued for construction of new utility plant for national biodefense lab

The federal government recently issued the first contract for the long-anticipated construction of the national biodefense laboratory in Manhattan, Kans. The contract authorizes construction to commence on an 87,000 square-foot central utility plant to serve the National Bio- and Agro-Defense … Read More…

February 26, 2013
| Filed under Biosafety
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Contract issued for construction of new utility plant for national biodefense lab

The federal government recently issued the first contract for the long-anticipated construction of the national biodefense laboratory in Manhattan, Kans. The contract authorizes construction to commence on an 87,000 square-foot central utility plant to serve the National Bio- and Agro-Defense … Read More…

February 26, 2013
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America Is Not Prepared For A Pandemic Or Bioterrorism Disaster

(TheInquisitr) A new pandemic study maintains that the majority of schools and businesses in the United States are not prepared for such a disaster. The St. Louis University study addressed both response preparedness for bioterrorism attacks and pandemics spurred by infectious disease.

February 25, 2013
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, Countermeasures, Public Health, and Research
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