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Biological Security - Weekly Update - June 2021

The Weekly Biological Security Update is prepared by PGA's International Peace and Security Program and provided strictly for informational purposes only. Any opinions expressed in articles contained in this Update are not necessarily shared by PGA or any individual/s associated with PGA, nor does PGA, or any individual/s associated with PGA, vouch for the accuracy of the contents of these articles.

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  Global Achieving gender equality within global health
  Africa Africa's COVID-19 cases near 5.39 mln: Africa CDC
  Africa China-aided Africa CDC project running smoothly with "full force," says expert
  Australia How are dangerous viruses contained in Australia?
  Australia/China Australian scientist, the sole foreign researcher at the Wuhan lab, speaks out
  Australia No more Mr Mice Guy
  Canada COVID
  Canada/Nigeria Boko Haram: Canada provides $27 million support for vulnerable populations in Nigeria
  Canada/China Fired Winnipeg lab scientist listed as co
  Canada Agency head on hot seat over lab scientists' firing has history with China ties and controversies
  Canada Commons speaker to ask court to strike down government lawsuit challenging Parliament's right to know
  Canada Eastern Equine Encephalitis detected in Ontario horse
  China Official 2011 Chinese government submission discusses ‘weaponising specific viruses to target races’
  European Union Europol warns of extremist plots to use Covid as a biological weapon
  European Union Europol: Extremists sought to use pandemic to spread hate
  Global Humans are creating hot spots where bats could transmit zoonotic diseases
  IAEA Experts to Discuss Health and Sustainability of Animal Production at Next Week's Symposium
  India Nipah virus: Know its symptoms, treatment options and preventive measures
  India What is Nipah virus? Is it deadlier than COVID
  India Explore A 19th Century Bubonic Plague Outbreak Through An Interactive Illustration
  Liberia WHO Demonstrates Commitment in supporting COVID
  Russian Federation Russian chief sanitary medic calls to consolidate positions on Bio
  United States Biden Administration Warns Covid
  United Kingdom/United States First AMR Preparedness Index finds UK, US top charts tackling rising antimicrobial resistance threat
  United States What is 'gain
  United States When white powder blew up in his face, Fauci thought he might die; new book tells story of possible poisoning
  United States Jury Convicts San Antonio Man for COVID
  United States Global health research can solve diseases — if it reaches everyone in need
  United States UH Manoa researchers receive $3M grant to develop vaccine against deadly disease
  United States Biomarkers Identified to Predict Severe Dengue
  United States MacCallum's expert panel warns of biological and cyberattacks as 'future of warfare'
  Uzbekistan Uzbekistan enforces prohibition of production and stockpiling of biological weapons

 Africa Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 5.16 mln: Africa CDC
 Africa National Authorities from Africa explore ways to improve CWC implementation
 Canada/Ghana Canada commits $8 million to Ghana’s Covid-19 response project in Ashanti Region
 Canada/Ghana Canada contributes US$8 million for lifesaving services for girls, women
 Canada Hajdu argues lab documents must stay secret for 'national security'
 Canada O'Toole pulls Conservative MPs from national security committee, alleging Liberal cover-up related to COVID-19
 Canada PHAC head maintains he’s bound by law not to release docs on fired scientists
 Canada Liberals breached parliamentary privilege over documents on fired scientists, House Speaker rules
 Canada PHAC found in contempt after withholding documents on fired Chinese scientists
 Global Essential reading on lab leaks and gain-of-function research
 Europa Los murciélagos de Europa portan virus desconocidos que pueden ser transmitidos a humanos
 Guinée Le SNPS engagé dans une campagne médiatique nationale sur les zoonoses en Guinée !!!
 Guinea Guinea declares end to latest Ebola outbreak
 India COVID-19's origins remain cloudy, but pandemic shows it's past time to strengthen Biological Weapons Convention
 India At G7 summit, PM Modi bats for ‘one earth, one health’ approach to combat Covid
 Kenya Au Kenya, la FAO forme les professionnels de la santé animale
 Nigeria Stakeholders Meet on National Policy on Biosecurity
 Nigeria FG: Nigeria prepared to tackle biological threats
 Russian Federation Soviets Once Denied a Deadly Anthrax Lab Leak. U.S. Scientists Backed the Story.
 Switzerland Bats in Switzerland harbor diverse viruses, some potentially zoonotic
 La Suisse Les chauves-souris suisses sous surveillance
 Global There Is No Good Way to Even Investigate the Lab Leak Theory
 United Kingdom Opinion: ‘There are viruses just waiting in the wings’: how do we stop the next pandemic?
 United Kingdom Whether Covid came from a leak or not, it’s time to talk about lab safety
 Global 59 Labs Around World Handle the Deadliest Pathogens – Only 1 in 4 Score High on Safety
 United Kingdom Smallpox vaccine to be supplied in response to new cases of monkeypox in the UK
 United Kingdom Evidence suggests European plague victims buried with 'considerable care,' not just in mass graves
 United Kingdom ‘Zoonotic’: the Covid-19 origins theory that is not that batty
 UNSCR 1540 Summary of 1540 Committee 87th Formal Meeting on 15th June 2021 is posted (replicated below in its entirety)

"The Committee held its 87th Meeting on 15 June 2021 in the ECOSOC Chamber of the United Nations Headquarters. Following an introduction by Mr. Jonathan Brewer, Coordinator of the 1540 Committee Group of Experts, Members of the Committee discussed a document prepared by the Group of Experts containing an analysis of updated matrix data for the 2021 comprehensive review of the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004)."
 United States 50,000 security disasters waiting to happen: The problem of America's water supplies
 United States Fight Over Covid’s Origins Renews Debate on Risks of Lab Work
 United States How Can We Prevent the Next Zoonotic Disease Outbreak?
 United States Working with dangerous viruses sounds like trouble – but here’s what scientists learn from studying pathogens in secure labs
 United States A Pandemic Isn’t the Only Kind of “Catastrophic Risk.” It’s Time to Prepare More Seriously for the Next.
 United States Mississippi State’s Khaitsa named to global One Health High-Level Expert Panel
 United States Federal Court Affirms Ebola Case: What Does it Mean for Projects Impacted by COVID-19
 United States Measure targets reduced dependence on foreign supply chain
 United States GAO: TSA changes could reduce spread of infectious disease
 United States U S House of Representatives Committee on Foreign : McCaul, Risch Call on Biden to Impose Mandatory Sanctions on Russia Related to Navalny Poisoning
 US/Russian Federation Battle of the Beasts! Biden's 'indestructible' stretched Cadillac squares up to Putin's Russian Rolls Royce-lookalike limo 'which can protect occupants while submerged underwater'
 Global Vaccines could make big Ebola outbreaks a thing of the past
 Global What are Bioterrorism Agents?