Washington plans global meeting on weapon-sensitive biological studies | California squirrel tests positive for plague exposure | Bio-buzz words and CDC’s select agent program | Security mandates seen as burden to U.S. lab preparedness | New military apparel repels chemical, biological agents | Structure discovered for promising tuberculosis drug target | Army scientists demonstrate rapid detection of nerve agents | An evolving threat vs. a stodgy bureaucracy | Extensive swine contact key in H3N2v cases | Concern raised about finance scheme for malaria drugs | NIH and Wellcome Trust fund $38M in African genomic studies | New opportunity for rapid treatment of malaria | Tamiflu doesn’t offer relief promised, says UGA study | Report: unsafe food putting lives at risk

See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics like H3N2v Swine Flu, plague exposure, new malaria countermeasures, nerve agent detection and more…

Washington plans global meeting on weapon-sensitive biological studies (NTI GSN)

California squirrel tests positive for plague exposure (CNN)

Bio-buzz words and CDC’s select agent program (APHL LabLog)

Security mandates seen as burden to U.S. lab preparedness (NTI GSN)

New military apparel repels chemical, biological agents (HSNW)

Structure discovered for promising tuberculosis drug target (EurekAlert)

Army scientists demonstrate rapid detection of nerve agents (DoD)

An evolving threat vs. a stodgy bureaucracy (GMU Biodefense)

Extensive swine contact key in H3N2v cases (CIDRAP)

Concern raised about finance scheme for malaria drugs (BBC)

NIH and Wellcome Trust fund $38M in African genomic studies (NIH)

New opportunity for rapid treatment of malaria (Imperial College)