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Online biosecurity workshop for horse owners offered

(Horsetalk) Equine Guelph, the online education provider which is part of the University of Guelph in Ontario, will run the workshop from October 22 to November 4. Equine Guelph says its new eWorkshops are two-week short courses designed for busy horse owners. They are designed to provide the latest evidence-based information available from University of  Read More »

White Paper Helps Research Institutions Implement BSL-2+ Biosafety Programs in Laboratories

(Market Watch) A new, free white paper assists research institutions with the challenges of implementing biosafety level (BSL) 2+ practices and procedures in laboratory facilities. BSL-2+ is the term frequently used to describe laboratories where work with microorganisms is conducted in a BSL-2 laboratory with biosafety practices and procedures typically found at BSL-3. The biosafety  Read More »

Tree health and biosecurity Initiative to give milllions to pest and disease … – Horticulture Week

Tree health and biosecurity Initiative to give milllions to pest and disease …Horticulture WeekThe multi-disciplinary Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Initiative aims to generate knowledge to support the future health and resilience of trees and woodlands. New Phytophthora pathogens, oak processionary moth, Dothistroma needle blight, acute oak …

MBTA and Department of Homeland Security run bioterrorism tests in Cambridge subways

(Wicked Local) At around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, Anne Hultgren deployed the bacteria. A thick white fog filled the air at the MBTA’s Davis Square T station, rising slowly at first and then spreading quickly with the whoosh of a train sucking dirt and dead microbes down the platform. Less than 20 minutes after the  Read More »

US DOD Partners with Cities, Countries on Biosurveillance

(Defence Professionals) In line with the first National Biosurveillance Strategy released last month, the Defense Department is working with U.S. cities and countries around the world to enhance capabilities needed to detect and track a range of natural or intentional global disease outbreaks. Biosurveillance involves using experts and a range of technologies to systematically gather,  Read More »

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