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Biosecurity panel chief voices mixed reaction to WHO meeting

(CIDRAP News) The chair of the US biosecurity advisory board that recommended withholding details of two studies on H5N1 virus transmissibility today expressed a mixed reaction to last week’s international meeting in which scientists and officials involved in the controversy called for eventually publishing the full studies. Paul S. Keim, PhD, chair of the National  Read More »

Flu meeting opts for openness

(Nature.com) Upgrading the biosafety level for studies on mutant avian influenza could put a stranglehold on the work. After weeks of debate, two controversial papers describing forms of the H5N1 avian influenza virus capable of transmitting between mammals should …

NSC wants rules on research that could lead to biological weapons

(Boston Herald) The National Security Council is moving to exert greater federal control over scientific studies of highly lethal diseases and toxins in the face of mounting fears that the research could be used by terrorists and rogue states, according to people with knowledge of the process.

Urgent measures to curb bird flu in Vietnam: Ministry

(SGGP) In addition, Quang Nam Province is facing high risk of the spread of foot-and-mouth disease in pigs, presently occurring in Que Son and Dien Ban Districts. Cao Duc Phat, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on Feb.18 met members of the …

Science & Technology Directorate

(Fierce Homeland Security) NBAF is envisioned as a Biosafety Level 4 (the most dangerous possible) laboratory for the study of animal diseases and a replacement for the existing Plum Island Animal Disease Center, which is located off of Long Island, NY The Plum Island center, …

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