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Risk assessment and measures to combat FMD is borne by the EFSA

Focus News – Because of pressure from Bulgaria, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) began work on drawing up assessments and measures to combat foot and mouth disease in Bulgaria. That is what Minister of Agriculture and Food Miroslav Naydenov said after

Zimbabwe: Coutry, Botswana Team Up to Fight Foot And Mouth Disease

Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made, yesterday said Zimbabwe and Botswana recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding that would see the two countries jointly fighting foot and mouth disease. "In the initial agreement, …

Biodefense Consortium Effort Enters New Phase – Inside INdiana Business (press release)

An effort to win federal funding for an Indiana facility focusing on the production of vaccines for pandemic flu has taken a significant step forward. The Indiana Biodefense Consortium submitted its proposal to officials in Washington, D.C. last week. The effort is now shfiting to raising at least $25 million in private capital for the  Read More »

US Needs Better Bioattack Response Capacity, Expert Says – Global Security Newswire

Global Security Newswire – The United States needs to continue to bolster its ability to respond to a biological weapons attack and to speed up preparation of medical countermeasures and their manufacturing systems, a prominent biodefense expert said on Wednesday

Government has drafted biological weapons bill: Najib

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 (Bernama) — The government has drafted a biological weapons bill that will be a part of Malaysia’s legislative framework in ensuring the effective implementation of biological weapons convention, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. The prime minister said that the government was confident that the resulting legal framework would facilitate a  Read More »

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