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Group of Eight Nonproliferation Program to Deliver Aid to Kazakhstan

(Global Security Newswire) An international operation aimed at countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related materials has agreed to deliver assistance to Kazakhstan, the country’s Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. The Group of Eight nations’ Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction focuses on securing nuclear and  Read More »

H5N1 bird flu infection may be more common, less deadly, than thought

(Los Angeles Times) The World Health Organization says the H5N1 bird flu kills nearly 60% of people who become infected, but a study released Thursday suggests the true fatality rate may actually be much lower. Virologists at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City examined data on blood samples collected from more  Read More »

Biosecurity Board Head Questions Call to Release Full Flu Research Papers

(Global Security Newswire) The head of the U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity has voiced reservations about an international expert group’s recommendation to publish the full findings of studies that increased the transmissibility of the avian flu virus, the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy reported on Tuesday. The U.S. board in December  Read More »

Publish lethal flu virus work, says WHO

(New Scientist) BATTLES continue over whether or not to publish research in which H5N1 bird flu transmitted readily among mammals. Last week, a group of flu virologists, public health experts from countries where H5N1 circulates, bioethicists and the World Health Organization advised that the work should be published – even though the top US biosecurity  Read More »

Full Details of Avian Flu Research Set for Release

(Global Security Newswire) A panel of experts convened by the World Health Organization last week called for publishing all data from two research studies that resulted in development of more transmissible forms of the avian flu virus, the New York Times reported. Public release of the work by scientists at Erasmus University Medical Center in  Read More »

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