With ‘sequester’ cuts looming, a look at what’s at stake for public health | First vaccine against dengue found to work in Thailand trial | How hosts recognize bacteria | EU might block parts of Food Safety Modernization Act | Bloodstream scavenger inhibits clotting without increased bleeding | Senator says automatic cuts would hurt preparedness grants | Charges dropped against UC Regents in connection with lab accident | Status of Syrian chemical arms a major worry | Experts condemn plans to lift ban on research into deadly H5N1 bird flu virus | Congress demanding info on BioWatch tech troubles | Pakistan police force polio drops on children | Four novel H3N2 cases linked to pigs in India
See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics like dengue vaccine milestones, novel H3N2 virus, Syrian chemical weapons, the impact of US sequester cuts on preparedness and more…
With ‘sequester’ cuts looming, a look at what’s at stake for public health (PH Newswire)
First vaccine against dengue found to work in Thailand trial (LA Times)
How hosts recognize bacteria (Science Daily)
EU might block parts of Food Safety Modernization Act (Food Safety News)
Bloodstream scavenger inhibits clotting without increased bleeding (Duke Health)
Senator says automatic cuts would hurt preparedness grants (CIDRAP)
Charges dropped against UC Regents in connection with lab accident (UCLA News)
Status of Syrian chemical arms a major worry: US counterterrorism official (NTI)
Experts condemn plans to lift ban on research into deadly H5N1 bird flu (Independent)
Congress demanding info on BioWatch tech troubles (NTI)
Pakistan police force polio drops on children (Telegraph)
Four novel H3N2 cases linked to pigs in India (CIDRAP)
