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Biological Security - Weekly Update - June 2022

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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  Africa/Africa CDC Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative hits one-year milestone Home – Africa CDC
  Africa WHO denies opposing more autonomy for Africa CDC Homepage - Research Professional News
  BWC ISU Raising Awareness Event on the BWC in the State of Palestine Twitter
  Canada Researchers call for a One Health approach to tackle zoonoses Sunnybrook Hospital
  Canada Canada announces key projects while at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Prime Minister of Canada / Premier ministre du Canada
  Canada Whereabouts of fired Winnipeg scientists at centre of national-security investigation still unclear The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & Analysis
  France Red Team : quand l'armée imagine la guerre du futur... ça fait froid dans le dos L'ADN les séquences de l'innovation - L'ADN
  Ghana Ghana denies Ebola case, says simulation drill was behind confusion AFRICA TIMES - Participative online news site
  India Kerala health minister says govt ready to face threat from viruses Hindustan Times
  Global Monkeypox: How is biodiversity loss linked to emerging zoonotic diseases? Home | Natural History Museum
  Nigeria Lagos government seeks action against biosecurity, diseases threat in Africa The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News | The Latest news in Nigeria and world news. The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news. — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News
  Philippines PGA's International Peace and Security Program, together with CRDF Global, organized on 20th June 2022 a Workshop for Scientists, Laboratory Technicians, Laboratory Supervisors, Researchers, Academic Professors, Ministry of Health Officials and Parliamentarians highlighting the role of civil society in Philippines in Promoting Biological Security and Biosafety Practices, including steps that can be taken to engage effectively with Parliamentarians. Facebook
  Somalia PGA's International Peace and Security Program, together with CRDF Global, organized on 22nd June 2022 a Workshop for Parliamentarians, Scientists, Laboratory Technicians, Researchers, Academic Professors, and Public Health Officials, highlighting the role of Somali civil society in Promoting Biological Security and Biosafety Practices, including steps that can be taken to engage effectively with Parliamentarians Facebook
  United Kingdom UK Health Security Agency Widens Monkeypox Vaccine Umbrella for Outbreak Control Global Biodefense | News on Pathogens and Preparedness
  United Kingdom Poliovirus Detected in London Sewage: Response Measures Emphasize Wastewater Surveillance and Vaccination Gaps Global Biodefense
  United Kingdom Tycoon in Murder Trial Faces Investor Fury Over Lost Millions Bloomberg
  United States Out-innovating the next COVID-19 variant … and the next pandemic The Hill
  United States Amid the Turmoil of Covid, Biosafety Legislation Gets Political Undark.org
  United States Why plague—one of history’s deadliest diseases—still afflicts U.S. wildlife National Geographic
  United States National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas: Construction has officially ended Outbreak News Today -
  United States Winners of 2022 Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition Announced NTI.org
  United States Monkeypox outbreak in U.S. is bigger than the CDC reports. Testing is 'abysmal' NPR - Breaking News, Analysis, Music, Arts & Podcasts : NPR
  United States Monkeypox Diagnostics: CDC Authorizes Five Commercial Lab Companies Global Biodefense | News on Pathogens and Preparedness
  United States Harnessing Changes in Light, WUSTL, U of Michigan Researchers Developing Ebola Test Diagnostic Technology, Applications, and Disease Research News | 360Dx
  United States COVID through the lens of previous plagues: are we forgetting? Jefferson Public Radio | JPR | Jefferson Public Radio
  Global Welcome to the 'Pandemicene' The Week | All you need to know about everything that matters
  WHO Joint external evaluation tool: International Health Regulations (?2005)? WHO | World Health Organization
  WHO Monkeypox cases surge as WHO stops short of declaring a global emergency The Washington Post
  WHO WHO says monkeypox does not constitute a global public health emergency NBC News - Breaking News & Top Stories - Latest World, US & Local News | NBC News

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  Africa CDC Exclusive: WHO makes push to limit Africa CDC’s power devex.com
  Africa Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 11.73M: Africa CDC China.org.cn - China news, business, travel & language courses
  Afrique Montée En Influence Du CDC Afrique, Variole Du Singe…: Le Point Santé Hebdomadaire Matin Libre – Premiers sur l'info !
  Australia Eyes a haven for Ebola and other viruses Medical Express
  Bangladesh Nipah Virus Detection at Bat Roosts after Spillover Events, Bangladesh, 2012–2019 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Brazil Brazil Ministry of Health confirms 8th case of monkeypox in the country Outbreak News Today -
  Canada Why monkeypox put a spotlight on how we do — and how we should — name diseases thestar.com | The Star | Canada's largest daily
  Canada Manitoba government gives $750,000 to new veterinary outreach program Global News | Latest & Current News - Weather, Sports & Health News
  Global CARPHA engages IATA to boost region’s infectious substance shipping capacity The Daily Herald - Home
  Chile Chile reports first case of monkeypox Outbreak News Today -
  Deutschland Wie die Bundesregierung den Verfassungsschutz einhegen will Aktuelle Nachrichten, Hintergründe und Kommentare - SZ.de
  Global DNA analysis reveals source of Black Death CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  Ethiopia Anthrax outbreak reported in Tigray Outbreak News Today -
  Ghana Ghana reports monkeypox outbreak, 5 confirmed cases Outbreak News Today -
  Ghana Ghana’s poultry industry faces collapse The resource for the global poultry industry | WATTAgNet | WATTPoultry
  India Ashoka University launches long-term study on zoonotic disease outbreaks Business News, Finance News, India News, BSE/NSE News, Stock Markets News, Sensex NIFTY, Budget 2022
  India Karnataka among two States to host One Health pilot with focus on zoonotic diseases The Hindu : Breaking News, India News, Sports News and Live Updates
  Kenya Kenya Experiencing Sixth Wave of Covid-19, Africa CDC Says Bloomberg
  Le Maroc Le Maroc souligne les liens entre groupes séparatistes et terroristes et Etats proliférateurs d'armes de destruction massive en Méditerranée Libération
  Liberia Disrupted by COVID-19, But Undeterred Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily
  Liberia Risk Factors for Ebola Virus Persistence in Semen of Survivors – Liberia Oxford Academic
  Liberia Liberia: Arcelormittal Partners With Others Home - allAfrica.com
  Morocco Morocco exposes links between separatist & terrorist groups and WMD proliferating states in Mediterranean The North Africa Post – First Independent Mena Newspaper
  Philippines The Role of Civil Society in the Philippines in Promoting Biological Security and Biosafety Practices Workshop PGA
  Die Schweiz Biowaffen, Hunger – mit diesen Themen wollen die Trollfabriken den Westen spalten NZZ – Neue Zürcher Zeitung | Aktuelle News, Hintergründe & mehr
  United Kingdom How are Zoonotic Pathogens Threatening Global Healthcare Systems? Medical News | Medical Articles
  Global Ukraine -Ukraine reports 6 botulism cases since beginning of the week Outbreak News Today -
  Global L’UNITAD présente au Conseil de sécurité les progrès réalisés dans le cadre de ses enquêtes sur les crimes de Daech "...Un autre motif de satisfaction pour l’Équipe d’enquêteurs est l’achèvement d’un premier rapport sur le développement d’armes chimiques et biologiques par Daech en Iraq et l’emploi d’armes chimiques. Selon la Norvège, le dossier final de cette piste d’investigation critique doit également être considérée en relation avec l’architecture internationale de non-prolifération...." UN News | Global perspective, human stories
  United Nations National Point of Contact for all matters related to UNSCR 1540 from Sierra Leone is added. Welcome to the United Nations
  United Nations Points of Contact of NATO on cooperation are updated. Welcome to the United Nations
  United States Perspective: The Rapidly Expanding Need for Biosecurity by Design Home | Science Partner Journal
  United States Implications of the Pandemic for Terrorist Interest in Biological Weapons RAND Corporation Provides Objective Research Services and Public Policy Analysis | RAND
  United States Why One Health is Key To Address Future Pandemics Home - Impakter
  United States Another Disaster: The Closing of the National Library of Medicines Disaster Information Management Research Center Home | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
  United States First case of monkeypox in New Jersey confirmed in Jersey City Home - Hudson Reporter
  United States First probable monkeypox cases reported in Missouri, Indiana CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  United States 2 monkeypox cases confirmed in Houston area KTRK Houston news, weather and traffic - Latest Texas news and weather
  United States Oregon’s first probable case of monkeypox reported by health officials Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
  United States BARDA orders extra 500,000 doses of Bavarian Nordic’s JYNNEOS smallpox, monkeypox vaccine Homeland Preparedness News - The Leading Source
  United States How much medicine does the U.S. actually have to fight monkeypox? STAT - Reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine
  United States Russian aggression underscores the U.S.’s need for greater investment in medical countermeasures STAT - Reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine
  Global What’s in a name? Why giving monkeypox a new one is a good idea The Conversation: In-depth analysis, research, news and ideas from leading academics and researchers.
  WHO WHO focuses less on endemicity as global monkeypox cases top 2,500 CIDRAP
  WHO Monkeypox: urgently tackling a neglected disease, together WHO | World Health Organization
  WHO Preliminary Report for the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) WHO | World Health Organization
  WHO
WHO to share vaccines to stop monkeypox amid inequity fears The Los Angeles Times

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  Global Biological And Chemical Agents In Warfare: Knowing And Recognizing Them For Appropriate Health Intervention Emergency Live | International Emergency Medical And Rescue Magazine
  Canada Quebec expands monkeypox vaccination efforts as virus continues to spread CBC.ca - watch, listen, and discover with Canada's Public Broadcaster
  Canada Montréal, épicentre de la variole du singe Actualités, nouvelles et chroniques | Le Journal de Montréal
  Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire: adoption de loi relatif a la Convention sur l'interdiction des armes biologiques Info dernière minute Côte d'Ivoire - YECLO.ci
  Deutschland Mehr als 200 Fälle von Affenpocken in Deutschland Aktuelle Nachrichten | BILD.de
  Deutschland Affenpocken in RLP: ein Fall in Germersheim, ein Verdachtsfall in Kaiserslautern Südwestrundfunk | SWR.de
  Maroc Les USA forment 30 douaniers marocains à identifier les armes chimiques et nucléaires Hespress
  RDC/DRC RDC: rencontre entre le roi des Belges et le professeur Muyembe, figure de la lutte contre Ebola Actualité économique, Bourse, Banque en ligne - Boursorama
  RDC/DRC Dr Vincent Sanvura attribue la résurgence des maladies d’origine animale à la perturbation de la biodiversité Radio Okapi |
  España Viruela del mono: Número de casos se eleva a 186 en España MVS Noticias
  France Transmission, nombre de cas… Après le Covid-19, la variole du singe sera-t-elle la prochaine grande pandémie ? 20 Minutes - Toute l’actualité en direct et les dernières infos en continu
  France Cas de variole du singe : point de situation au 14 juin 2022 Santé Publique France
  France/Tahiti Plusieurs épidémies de virus émergents liés à des zoonoses au XXIe siècle TAHITI INFOS, les informations de Tahiti
  Global Monkeypox Vaccines Are Too Gnarly for the Masses The Atlantic
  Global Multi-national scientific task force needed to monitor zoonotic viruses long-term Medical News | Medical Articles
  Singapore Youth accused of making false police report about anthrax attack at Bedok Mall Latest news in Singapore and around the world – TODAY
  United Nations Working Paper from Germany Contributed to the Comprehensive Review of Resolution 1540 Welcome to the United Nations
  United States Biden to Unveil Plan for Next Pandemic While Seeking $88 Billion in Funds Bloomberg
  United States Monkeypox discovered in Ohio, local officials not overly concerned Steubenville News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | WTOV
  United States CDC, OSDH confirm first case of monkeypox in Oklahoma KFOR.com | Oklahoma News & Weather | Oklahoma City, OK
  United States Fourth Massachusetts monkeypox case confirmed by state health officials Boston News, Weather and Sports - Massachusetts News - WCVB Channel 5
  United States Two new probable cases of monkeypox on O?ahu connected to 3 previous cases Maui Now | Local Maui News and Information | Hawaii News
  United States Second case of monkeypox in Georgia confirmed Atlanta's Leading Local News: Weather, Traffic, Sports and more | Atlanta, Georgia | 11alive.com
  United States NIH to host virtual stakeholder engagement meeting on U.S. government oversight policies for dual use research of concern National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Turning Discovery Into Health
  United States Good news on blocking a virus considered a global threat Science Daily
  Venezuela Detectan el primer caso de viruela del mono en Venezuela Edición USA | Agencia EFE
  WHO World Health Organization holding emergency session next week on monkeypox CBC.ca - watch, listen, and discover with Canada's Public Broadcaster
  WHO WHO to assess whether monkeypox outbreak is a public health emergency ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News, Headlines & Videos - ABC News
  WHO WHO to share vaccines to stop monkeypox amid inequity fears Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines
  WHO WHO Will Rename Monkeypox Virus to Minimize Stigma and Racism TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates
  WHO Vaccines and immunization for monkeypox: Interim guidance, 14 June 2022 WHO | World Health Organization

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  Africa/Africa CDC Africa CDC Hosted the Member States and Stakeholders workshop to validate and launch the AFRICA CDC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES & INJURIES PREVENTION AND CONTROL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGY (2022-26) Africa CDC
  Africa/Africa CDC African countries acquire about 818M COVID-19 vaccine doses: Africa CDC China.org.cn - China news, business, travel & language courses
  Global As self-spreading vaccine technology moves forward, dialogue on its risks should follow Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
  Australia We’re now in the ‘age of pandemics’. Can we stop the next one? Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au
  Canada Canadian heading WHO’s fight against monkeypox Global News | Latest & Current News - Weather, Sports & Health News
  Canada Number of cases of monkeypox across Canada now up to 112 CBC.ca - watch, listen, and discover with Canada's Public Broadcaster
  Canada Why leaving monkeypox unchecked in Canada could put more people at risk CBC.ca - watch, listen, and discover with Canada's Public Broadcaster
  CARICOM CARICOM Member States are poised to benefit from a fund to strengthen laboratory systems St. Lucia News from The Voice — Breaking News, Sports, Features Daily
  Global Concern grows that human monkeypox outbreak will establish virus in animals outside Africa Science | AAAS
  Deutschland Schnellere Entwicklung von Biowaffen durch KI? WELT - Aktuelle Nachrichten, News, Hintergründe & Videos
  DRC First pneumonic plague case reported in Ituri, DRC Outbreak News Today -
  Europe An Overview of AMR: Facilitating a One Health approach to this global health threat EPHA - European Public Health Alliance
  Europe Investment in animal health systems is essential for our future One Health Euractiv
  France/Guinea/Mexico/Thailand Enhancing research integration to improve One Health actions: learning lessons from neglected tropical diseases experiences BMJ Global Health
  Global Gepotidacin is efficacious in a nonhuman primate model of pneumonic plague Science | AAAS
  DRC/US ‘Ebola hunter’ Jean-Jacques Muyembe receives Harvard honorary degree Home | Powerful ideas for a healthier world
  Ethiopia Zoonotic and public health implications of bovine and human brucellosis in Ethiopia Medical News | Medical Articles
  G20/Indonesia FAO presses for implementing One Health to prevent zoonotic diseases Latest Indonesia News - ANTARA News
  G20/Indonesia The age of outbreaks: Experts warn of more animal disease threats The Jakarta Post - Always Bold. Always Independent
  Global Monkeypox spread stokes WHO fears of more zoonotic diseases emerging Khaleej Times - Dubai News, UAE News, Gulf, News, Latest news, Arab news, Gulf News, Dubai Labour News
  Nigeria Concern As Experts Link Monkeypox Virus To Bush-Meat Consumption New Telegraph
  Global One Health Needs the Private Sector – The Private Sector Needs One Health Home - Impakter
  Philippines PH hosts Asean forum exercise vs. biological incidents Philipine News Agency
  Die Schweiz Biowaffen-Entwicklung in zivilen Labors – Experte schlägt Alarm 20 Minuten: News von Jetzt | Aktuelles, Schlagzeilen & mehr
  Sierra Leone Anthrax outbreak declared in Sierra Leone Outbreak News Today -
  Spain Yellow fever surveillance suggests zoonotic and anthroponotic emergent potential Nature
  Thailand A suspected zoonotic SARS-CoV-2 transmission from a cat to a human Medical News | Medical Articles
  Global The Challenges of Calculating a Lab Leak Risk Undark
  UAE/US Executive Office for Control and Non-Proliferation holds workshop with US Embassy وكالة أنباء الإمارات
  Uganda Preventing another Covid-19: Ugandan lab leads hunt for zoonotic diseases Financial Times
  Uganda Anthrax outbreak in Buduba District, Uganda Outbreak News Today -
  United Kingdom Gulf War Syndrome: British warnings over the risk of chemical and biological weapons release were ignored by the US in 1991 LSE Blogs | Expert analysis & debate from LSE
  United States Fact Sheet on WMD Threat Reduction Efforts with Ukraine, Russia and Other Former Soviet Union Countries U.S. Department of Defense
  United States BIS Proposes New US Export Controls on Marine Toxins Legal News & Business Law News | National Law Review
  United States US military confirms its first case of monkeypox The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill
  United States U.S. Monkeypox Cases Double as Spread Continues Through Close Contact, CDC Says The Wall Street Journal
  United States CDC says monkeypox symptoms look different in some recent cases than in past NBC News - Breaking News & Top Stories - Latest World, US & Local News | NBC News
  United States Massachusetts reports two new cases of monkeypox Providence News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | WJAR
  United States How Vulnerable to Attack Is U.S. Mass Transit and Passenger Rail? Homeland Security Today
  United States Diseases suppressed during Covid are coming back in new and peculiar ways Stock Markets, Business News, Financials, Earnings - CNBC
  United States US bird flu outbreak: millions of birds culled in ‘most inhumane way available’ News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition | The Guardian
  United States Grady EMS Biosafety Transport Team ready to handle monkeypox cases Atlanta's Leading Local News: Weather, Traffic, Sports and more | Atlanta, Georgia | 11alive.com
  WHO China slams new WHO report suggesting further investigation into Covid ‘lab leak’ theory NBC News - Breaking News & Top Stories - Latest World, US & Local News | NBC News
  WHO Multi-country monkeypox outbreak: situation update WHO | World Health Organization
  Global Why unprecedented bird flu outbreaks sweeping the world are concerning scientists Nature

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  Africa Science in Africa: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic Nature
  Armenia Armenia limits bioweapons cooperation with U.S. amid Russian pressure Eurasianet
  Global A History of Smallpox Disease and Why It Relates to Monkeypox Discover Magazine
  Global As monkeypox threat grows, scientists debate best vaccine strategy Science | AAAS
  Canada Canada issues monkeypox-related travel notice, warns of potential delays returning home CNA: Breaking News, Singapore News, World and Asia
  Canada Monkeypox warnings 'went ignored,' and now world must brace for more outbreaks: scientists CBC.ca - watch, listen, and discover with Canada's Public Broadcaster
  Canada Biosecurity bill re-introduced The Western Producer
  China Long-awaited draft implementing rules released pursuant to the new Export Control Law Global Compliance News
  Global Expert Insight: Cultivating the worldwide biosafety profession SelectScience | Trusted Information for Laboratory Scientists
  India Monkeypox: Zoonotic Aspects Latest News From Kashmir, Breaking News, Current Headlines, Kashmir News Online | Greater Kashmir
  India Karnataka to set up centre for pandemic preparedness in 6 months to respond to disease outbreaks Latest News, India News, Breaking News, Today's News Headlines Online, English News Top Stories, Coronavirus News, IPL 2022 Updates|The Indian Express
  Indonesia Indonesia pledges $50m to G20 pandemic preparedness fund The Jakarta Post - Always Bold. Always Independent
  Global Monkeypox Can Be Airborne, Too The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos
  Global Monkeypox vaccination begins — can the global outbreaks be contained? Nature
  Global Monkeypox is recapitulating the stigma and structural inequity of HIV, Ebola, and other diseases STAT - Reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine
  RDC/Egypte Forum AfricaHealthExCon en Egypte/Jean-Jacques Mbungani évoque la situation sur la couverture vaccinale en Afrique et en RDC Accueil
  Sierra Leone Beyond Lassa Fever: Systemic and structural barriers to disease detection and response in Sierra Leone 'Some can fire your skin' How to protect yourself if biological weapons are deployed” Home - PLOS
  United Kingdom Clinical virology in the pandemic response—a missed opportunity The BMJ: Leading Medical Research, News, Education, Opinion
  United Kingdom Monkeypox upgraded to same severity level as leprosy and plague The Telegraph - Telegraph Online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph - Telegraph
  Ukraine Meet the Detroit-born Ukrainian scientist in the crosshairs of Russia's biological "military labs" disinformation campaign CBS News - Breaking news, 24/7 live streaming news & top stories
  United Nations Kenya and Philippines update National Point of Contact information Welcome to the United Nations
  United Nations Regional meeting of stakeholders involved with implementing UN Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), organized by the Organization of American States (OAS) | 8-9th June, 2022 Welcome to the United Nations
  United Nations A Prosecutor’s Guide to Chemical and Biological Crimes Homepage | UNICRI :: United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
  United Nations A Prosecutor’s Guide to Chemical and Biological Crimes Homepage | UNICRI :: United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
  United States What Terrorists Learned from Covid City Journal | Urban Affairs Magazine | Conservative Magazine Online
  United States Monkeypox Outbreak Updates: At Least 25 Cases Confirmed in US Contagion Live
  United States Public health leaders urge caution as monkeypox spreads across US Pensacola News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | WEAR
  United States Fact Sheet: Biden-?Harris Administration Announces Action on COVID-?19 Pandemic Response and Improving Health Systems and Health Security in the Americas The White House
  United States A generalizable one health framework for the control of zoonotic diseases Nature
  United States DHS Offering Plum Island Site Visit to Help Inform Vendors on Decontamination and Closure Planned Procurement Homeland Security Today
  United States Health solutions grad goes from Ebola crisis to improving health care ASU News | Arizona State University
  United States Rapid Ebola diagnosis may be possible with new technology Science Daily
  United States Ring vaccination might help curtail monkeypox outbreaks Health Information and Medical Information - Harvard Health
  United States How Does Homeland Security Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction, and How Could Their Efforts Improve? U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO)
  United States Special Pathogens Readiness in the United States: From Ebola to COVID-19 to Disease X and Beyond Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. | Home
  United States The Hidden Race to Protect the US Bioeconomy From Hacker Threats WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business | WIRED
  United States The legacy of smallpox emporiagazette.com | To practice excellence in community journalism
  WHO WHO highlight need for expedited studies, greater collaboration in addressing monkeypox outbreaks Homeland Preparedness News - The Leading Source

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  Africa Africa's COVID-19 cases near 11.66 mln: Africa CDC Xinhua – China, World, Business, Sports, Photos and Video | English.news.cn
  Canada Opinion: Monkeypox should serve as a global health wake-up call about when we act and why The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & Analysis
  Grenada Grenada designates National Contact Point for UNSCR 1540 Committee United Nations
  Grenada 1540 Committee | National Implementation | National Points of Contact (un.org) Note: PGA Member Senator Cathisha Williams made important outreach/advocacy efforts leading to this outcome, following the matter having been first drawn to her attention by PGA IPSP in September 2019 United Nations
  Global How to Prevent the Next Pandemic by Bill Gates review – a germ of an idea News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition | The Guardian
  India The threat of biological warfare is real India News Live: Today Breaking News & Latest Updates - Sunday Guardian Live
  India As zoonotic diseases spiral, how do we live with them? Latest News, India News, Breaking News, Today's News Headlines Online, English News Top Stories, Coronavirus News, IPL 2022 Updates|The Indian Express
  India Zoonosis leads to 60% of all known infectious diseases, 75% emerging illnesses News9 Live - Breaking News, Latest News, Online News Headlines, Live News, Todays News on News9 Live
  Global Monkeypox is recapitulating the stigma and structural inequity of HIV, Ebola, and other diseases STAT - Reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine
  Nigeria NBMA tasks Nigerians on safety measures against Monkeypox The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News | The Latest news in Nigeria and world news. The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news. — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News
  Nigeria U.S.-NIGERIA COLLABORATION ON INFECTIOUS DISEASE THREATS Homepage - U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria
  Global No evidence monkeypox is an agent of biological warfare Full Fact
  Global Opinion: Destroy All Samples of the Smallpox Virus The Scientist - Science News, Educational Articles, Expert Opinion
  Global Plague never went away – now it could re-emerge in drug-resistant form New Scientist | Science news and science articles from New Scientist
  Global Ricin Fast Facts Home - KESQ
  Ukraine Inside the Ukrainian facility at the heart of Russia's "biological war lab" disinformation ploy CBS News - Breaking news, 24/7 live streaming news & top stories
  United Nations Open consultations of the 2021-2022 Comprehensive Review Chair’s opening remarks (31 May 2022) Welcome to the United Nations
  United Nations Opening Remarks of UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Welcome to the United Nations
  United Nations Comprehensive Review Meetings UN Web TV | UN Web TV
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  WHO Amid Monkeypox outbreak, WHO warns about rising number of 'zoonotic' diseases. Here's what it means WIO News