Biological Security - Weekly Update - July 2021

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July19

African Union	Statement on the remarkable progress made by several African countries as part of the Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM)
Sub-Saharan Africa	FAO focuses on strengthening One Health preparedness and response capacity and capabilities in Africa
Australia	Funding boost for new defence projects
Canada	Ottawa adds national security risk assessments to federal research grant applications
Canada	Canada needs to better prepare for pandemics, says security expert
China	China reports its first death of a human from rare Monkey B virus
France	"Il est indispensable de contrôler ce qui se passe dans les laboratoires de haute sécurité"
Ghana	Bird Flu outbreak: Limit movement of poultry ahead of Eid-ul-Adha – Poultry farmers
Ghana	Ghana culls thousands of chickens, bans poultry movement amid avian flu outbreak
Guinea	There was an Ebola outbreak in this country — and we all missed it
Global	How Should Countries Study Viruses Safely?
India	How civil society organizations can help tackle pandemics
Japan	Failure to learn from terrorism and disease hampered Japan's virus response
Global	Operationalisation of consensual One Health roadmaps in countries for improved IHR capacities and health security
Netherlands (The)	Verification of Exposure to Novichok Nerve Agents Utilizing a Semitargeted Human Butyrylcholinesterase Nonapeptide Assay
Global	Next Global Outbreak? Deforestation Helps Deadly Viruses Jump From Humans to Animals
Nigeria	From Ebola to COVID-19: emergency preparedness and response plans and actions in Lagos, Nigeria
Nigeria	NGO’S raise alarm on state of bio safety in Nigeria
Philippines	PH to Asean: Don’t lose sight of terrorism, maritime security despite pandemic
Global	Pressure mounts to keep tabs on powerful biotechnologies
RDC/Ouganda	La 8ème session ordinaire de la Grande Commission mixte RDC-Ouganda va se tenir à Kinshasa du 21 au 23 juillet prochain
Russian Federation	Opinion: Putin escapes accountability for chemical weapons use
Sierra Leone	In the shadow of conflict, Ebola and COVID-19
United States	US lawmakers worry about weapons of mass destruction
United States	Congress launches probe into Covid-19 origins
United States	Commission urges Congress to strengthen biodefense of infrastructure
United States	New Legislation Needed to Prepare for the Next Pandemic
United States	On “Gain of Function” Research, COVID-19 and the Shortcomings of the Biological Weapons Convention: an Interview with Laurie Garrett
United States	We work with dangerous pathogens in a downtown Boston biocontainment lab – here’s why you can feel safe about our research
United States	USAMRIID Scientists Continue Critical Work Against Select Agents While Aiding Pandemic Response
United States	US Announces Plans for Public Health Pathogen Genomics Centers of Excellence
United States	After the lab-leak theory, US-Chinese relations head downhill
United States	Johns Hopkins commends InterAcademy Partnership, Tianjin Biosecurity for new scientific codes of conduct
United States	The Truth Behind The Amazon Mystery Seeds
United States	The Truth Behind The Amazon Mystery Seeds (podcast)
United States	U.S. Department of Commerce issues $153M to spur biopharmaceutical manufacturing innovation
United States	Mink farms, breeding grounds for COVID-19 outbreaks, face a global backlash
United States	Smithsonian Global Health Director Delivers Government Testimony on Zoonotic Diseases
United States	Feds: New Hampshire Firm Shipped WMD Tech to Russian Spies
United States	New study provides data on protections of ebola vaccines
United States	Public health officials confirm plague death; coroner identifies girl who died
United States	Colorado: Fleas in La Plata County test positive for plague
United States	Monkeypox Case Is Discovered in Texas
United States	Texas reports anthrax in white-tailed deer
WHO	WHO appoints official to help prevent sexual abuse by staff
WHO	Wildlife Trade Is ‘Key Risk Factor’ Behind Global Spread Of Disease, Study Finds

July12

Africa	Use Ebola Experience to Halt Covid-19 in West Africa
Africa	Africa's COVID-19 cases near 5.92 mln: Africa CDC
Africa	Africa CDC and MTN accelerate fight against COVID-19 with “One More Push” campaign
Australia	Leading biologists publish review of SARS-CoV-2 origin evidence
Global	Bat Scientists Warn That the World May Never Know Covid-19 Origins
Canada/Nigeria	Nigeria asks for Canada’s help to fight insurgency
Canada/China	Federal government's move to take Speaker to court raises questions that divide experts
Canada/China	Mystery around 2 fired scientists points to larger issues at Canada's high-security lab, former colleagues say
Canada/China	Shady Dealings \| World’s deadliest viruses were ‘shipped to Wuhan ‘leak lab’ from Canada by rogue scientists linked to Chinese military’
Canada	Anthrax confirmed in sheep in Saskatchewan
Global	Casualties of preparedness: the Global Health Security Index and COVID-19
CAR	Central African Republic: EVD Preparedness
China	China is getting its pig epidemic under control, but it’s not out of the woods yet
China	Chinese gene company using prenatal tests to harvest data from millions of women
Denmark	COVID: Denmark to exhume last mink corpses culled over virus fears
DRC	Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
DRC	A call to safeguard sexual and reproductive health information and services during Ebola outbreaks
European Union	Annual WMD Report: How the EU made the world safer from nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons in 2020
Guinea	Leaving a legacy after Ebola in Guinea
Global	How to make sure the labs researching the most dangerous pathogens are safe and secure
India	Zoonoses blamed for man-made pandemics
India	Zoonoses: Preserving biodiversity is the key
India	Strong evidence between wildlife trade and zoonotic disease risks, says study
India	Bengaluru institute developing software tool for zoonotic disease surveillance
India	Panel for zoonotic disease control set up in Noida
India	‘One Health approach important to control Zoonotic diseases’
India	Chronicle down memory lane: India's sixty years of plague experience
Latvia	5,000-year-old man was 'oldest plague victim'
Global	New report emphasizes dangers of mink farming
Nicaragua	Nicaragua en reunión sobre promoción de Perspectivas de Género en Convención sobre Armas Biológicas
Global	The future of pandemic preparedness: agile coordination around clinical trials
Global	The Origins of SARS-CoV-2: A Critical Review
Global	10 stories for World Zoonoses Day
United Kingdom	Terrorism-Related Chemical, Biological, Radiation, and Nuclear Attacks: A Historical Global Comparison Influencing the Emergence of Counter-Terrorism Medicine
United Kingdom	Analysing livestock network data for infectious disease control: an argument for routine data collection in emerging economies
United Kingdom	Contingency plan for managing certain animal related endemic zoonotic disease incidents in England
UNSCR 1540 Committee/Colombia	Summary of Assistance Request from Colombia is posted (added to UNSCR 1540 Committee Homepage on 8th July 2021).
United States	A Group of Scientists Presses a Case Against the Lab Leak Theory of Covid
United States	When the Next Animal Plague Hits, Can This Lab Stop It?
United States	NYC Subway Sensors Could Provide Early Warning for Potential Chemical and Biological Threats
United States	Mask Up
United States	Americans Were Confident in the Health Care System’s Ability to Handle a Pandemic—Until a Pandemic Happened
United States	Colorado plague: Confirmed in death of 10-year-old child
United States	Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security proposes 13 initiatives to improve future pandemic response
United States	Mount Sinai Research Reveals How the Ebola Virus Manages to Evade the Body’s Immune Defenses
United States	Fed Circ revives claim of army vet over secret chemical agent tests
United States	BARDA purchases Paratek’s NUZYRA to treat anthrax infections
United States	NY Medical College receives $1 million from state for bioterrorism, disaster response
United States	New details emerge in case of Fort Hood detective accused of poisoning wife
United States	Proposal would ban mink farms in US to blunt COVID mutations
United States	LexaGene’s MiQLab Offers Rapid Plague Detection for Bioterrorism Threats
WHO	Supporting countries to better prepare and respond to zoonotic diseases: reflections from the Tripartite

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Biological Security - Weekly Update - July 2021