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H7N9 situation and CDC response update (CDC)

Pathogen turns protein into a virulence factor in one easy step (ASM)

Transparency unlocked: More new Saudi coronavirus cases reported quickly (Wired)

After hesitating, Kansas House panel Oks bonds for national biodefense lab (KansasCity)

Texas A&M takes on malaria with incredible results (BioNewsTexas)

Presidential science advisor defends NSF grant selection process (Science Insider)

Biodefense – The threat, the cost and the priority (DomPrep)

Ricin case moves forward (NTI GSN)

Hawaii E.coli outbreak offers lessons on challenges of epidemiology (FSN)

Signatures of the past: Release of plague in 1940 Manchuria (Operational Biosurveillance)

Officials prepare for another flu pandemic – just in case (NPR)

PharmaThene’s bioscavenger binds to broad spectrum of nerve agents (PRNewswire)