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By Region: Africa

A hinge moment for the BWC?

(Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists) Although it was an eleventh-hour decision, the Seventh Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) Review Conference in Geneva did manage to produce a consensus final document this past December. As the saying goes, “a win is a win,” and in the end the final document — adopted with less than Read More »

January 31, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Biological Weapons, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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International Partnerships Focus on Preventing Animal Diseases

(Agricultural Research) Rift Valley fever, East Coast fever and foot-and-mouth disease are three devastating diseases that harm livestock and threaten the livelihood of poor farmers. To help keep animals alive, healthy and productive, scientists at the Agricultural Research …

January 30, 2012
| Filed under Africa, North America, Agriculture, Countermeasures, International, and Research
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Former South African Biowarfare Chief Loses Appeal in Professional Probe

(Global Security Newswire ) The one-time manager of South Africa’s apartheid-era biological and chemical weapons programs has lost a legal appeal for the dismissal of four ethics charges leveled against him by a professional review board, the BBC reported on Friday. Cardiologist Wouter Basson, nicknamed “Dr. Death,” had sought nullification of the four charges under Read More »

January 30, 2012
| Filed under Africa and Biological Weapons
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Professional Probe of Former South African Biowarfare Chief to Continue

(Global Security Newswire) A professional review board was set on Thursday to resume a probe of work carried out by South African cardiologist Wouter Basson during his tenure heading biological and chemical weapons programs under the nation’s former apartheid government, the South African Press Association reported. Basson, nicknamed “Dr. Death,” has called for dismissal of Read More »

January 27, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Biological Weapons, and Policy & Initiatives
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EGYPT: Anti-bird flu campaign planned

(IRIN) A nationwide campaign to stop the spread of H5N1 avian influenza in Egypt is to be launched by the government in a few weeks, say officials, but details are still sketchy. The new plan, which will involve coordination …