WHO says 240,000 Pakistani children missed polio vaccinations in tribal regions | Novel coronavirus lab studies hint at wide tissue susceptibility | Texas biolab loses deadly guanarito virus | H5N1 viral-engineering dangers will not go away | Team CBRNE leverages technology to advance, protect warfighters | DHS science programs could receive budget boost | New vaccine-design approach targets HIV, other fast-mutating viruses | Professor studies biological warfare pathogen | CDC: Valley fever cases in US Southwest rising fast | GAO: deficient federal oversight of US labs studying bioterror agents continues | 196,222 pounds of frozen food recalled on fears of E. coli | British officials see need for stronger biological strike preparations | Cleverly designed vaccine blocks H5 avian influenza in models | White House budget office responds to concerns about NBAF

See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics NBAF funding, H5 avian influenza, polio vaccinations in tribal Pakistan, oversight of biodefense labs and more…

WHO says 240,000 Pakistani children missed polio vaccinations in tribal regions (AP)

Novel coronavirus lab studies hint at wide tissue susceptibility (CIDRAP)

Texas biolab loses deadly guanarito virus (ABC News)

H5N1 viral-engineering dangers will not go away (Nature)

Team CBRNE leverages technology to advance, protect warfighters (U.S. Army)

DHS science programs could receive budget boost (NTI GSN)

New vaccine-design approach targets HIV, other fast-mutating viruses (Scripps)

Professor studies biological warfare pathogen (WV PubCast)

CDC: Valley fever cases in US Southwest rising fast (CIDRAP)

GAO: deficient federal oversight of US labs studying bioterror agents continues (JAMA)

196,222 pounds of frozen food recalled on fears of E. coli (CNN)

British officials see need for stronger biological strike preparations (NTI GSN)