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Tainted meat fears allayed

(Gulf Daily News) BAHRAIN has nothing to fear following a health scare involving infected meat imported from Djibouti. An investigation into the allegation has been ordered by His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa after reports surfaced that the cattle imported into the country was infected with foot-and-mouth disease and tuberculosis.  Read More »

CDC Biodefense Facility Has History of Security Issues

(Global Security Newswire) A premiere U.S. biodefense facility in Atlanta has a track record of security lapses in addition to the February incident that could have exposed personnel to unventilated air from a high-risk part of the laboratory, USA Today reported on Wednesday. The newspaper has recently reported that a ventilation glitch at the Centers  Read More »

Security lapses found at CDC bioterror lab in Atlanta

(USA TODAY) A federal bioterror laboratory already under investigation by Congress for safety issues has had repeated incidents of security doors left unlocked to an area where experiments occur with dangerous germs, according to internal agency e-mails obtained by USA TODAY. In one incident, an unauthorized employee was discovered inside a restricted area. A Centers  Read More »

Protection for science and security

(Washington Post) THE INFLUENZA A virus known as H5N1 is found mostly in birds. Yet humans can get it, too. Since 2003, there have been more than 600 confirmed cases, in which about 60 percent of the victims have died. So far, the strain has not spread between humans. But last year, a pair of  Read More »

Bird flu virus droplet studies reveal pandemic clues

(CBC) Bird flu virus experiments on how it could spread by respiratory droplets and trigger a pandemic have been published amid controversy over biosecurity and censorship concerns surrounding the research. Scientists are watching how the H5N1 avian flu virus evolves closely both in nature and in laboratories because of its pandemic potential. Thursday’s online issue  Read More »

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