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Fate of last smallpox virus samples to be determined today

The World Health Organization officially declared in 1979 that smallpox has been eradicated; in the three decades since the WHO declaration, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, and a Russian government laboratory near Novosibirsk have been the last two places to keep samples of the smallpox virus; during this time,  Read More »

Smallpox: Why do USA and Russia hang on to stockpiles? – BBC News

The World Health Organisation is debating whether to preserve or destroy the last known stockpiles of smallpox, which are held by Russia and the USA. Giles Dilnot explains the background before Professor Gareth Williams from Bristol University claims…

Lab Samples Of Live Smallpox Should Not Be Destroyed To Ensure Critical …

Medical News Today – In a Comment published Online First by The Lancet to coincide with the World Health Assembly (WHA), scientists appeal to the internationally community not to set an arbitrary date for the destruction of the final smallpox-causing variola virus samples

Interpol launches nuclear terror prevention unit

LYON, France – Interpol on Wednesday announced the creation of a nuclear terrorism prevention unit to counter threats "facing all" nations. anti-bioterrorism activities to take in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNe) threats.

FAO acts to cut foot-and-mouth disease in S. America – Xinhua

SANTIAGO, May 19 (Xinhua) — The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Thursday it has launched a program aimed at eradicating foot-and-mouth disease in South America by 2020. Under the initiative, owners of about 70 percent of …

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