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Vet completes foot and mouth disease course in Kenya

(ABC Online) Fifteen of the world’s top vets have completed a one-week study tour of Kenya, where foot and mouth disease is now endemic. NSW DPI regional district vet Paul Freeman was one of only two Australian vets to attend the EU course on handling the disease. He says while Australia is prepared for an Read More »

December 7, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Agriculture, Countermeasures, and International
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Fact Sheet on the Seventh Review Conference of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention

“We must come together to prevent, detect, and fight every kind of biological danger – whether it is a pandemic like H1N1, a terrorist threat, or a treatable disease.” – President Obama, United Nations General Assembly, September 22, 2011 Today, the States Parties to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) are meeting in Geneva Read More »

December 6, 2011
| Filed under North America, Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Op-Ed — The International Federation of Biosafety Associations: A Stakeholder in the BTWC

The International Federation of Biosafety Associations (IFBA) is a global community of research scientists, biosafety professionals, laboratory personnel, NGOs, academics and policy makers from around the world who recognize that biosafety and biosecurity are important elements within the framework of biological non-proliferation and strengthening global security. The IFBA’s mission statement (“safe, secure and responsible work Read More »

December 5, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Biosafety, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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Clinton Moves to Inject New Urgency into Bioweapon Concerns at Geneva Event

WASHINGTON — In a surprise announcement, a senior State Department official said on Thursday that Hillary Clinton would appear next week at an international conference on biological warfare prevention and preparedness — an event that even policy wonks had previously grumbled would likely prove dull and inconsequential. The U.S. secretary of State’s address — tentatively Read More »

December 5, 2011
| Filed under Europe, North America, Biological Weapons, Bioterrorism, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Dealing with advances in science at the Seventh BTWC Review Conference

(Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists) Ahead of the Seventh Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) Review Conference, which will be held December 5-22 in Geneva, Switzerland, the United Nations published 26 advance papers produced by state parties to inspire serious and spirited discussion for the event — and at least six of these papers focused Read More »