Zombie Lessons for Pandemic Preparedness | New studies on H7N9 raise pandemic concerns | House science panel gives big hug to reform of DOE labs | Canada aids Jordan with WMD protective gear against Syrian threats | JPEO-CBD dedicates Joint CBRN Center of Excellence | Emergent advances program for BioThrax post-exposure indication | More MERS cases reported; WHO names emergency panel | From AIDS to SARS to MERS, Emerging infectious diseases remain a dire threat | Australia’s chief scientist sounds antibiotic resistance warning | Stability study for ultra-dilute chemical warfare agent standards | 4th WMD CST combats weapons of mass destruction | Senate bill proposes 31 billion in NIH funding in 2014 | HHS unveils smaller readiness grants | CDC study analyzes H7N9 disease characteristics and transmissibility | Second door discovered in war against mosquito-borne diseases
See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics like the Joint CBRN Center dedication, new transmissibility studies on H7N9, readiness grant funding and more…
Zombie Lessons for Pandemic Preparedness (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)
New studies on H7N9 raise pandemic concerns (CIDRAP)
House science panel gives big hug to reform of DOE labs (Science)
Canada aids Jordan with WMD protective gear against Syrian threats (NTI GSN)
JPEO-CBD dedicates Joint CBRN Center of Excellence (Army.mil)
Emergent advances program for BioThrax post-exposure indication (EBS)
More MERS cases reported; WHO names emergency panel (CIDRAP)
From AIDS to SARS to MERS, Emerging infectious diseases remain a dire threat (Time)
Australia’s chief scientist sounds antibiotic resistance warning (The Guardian)
Stability study for ultra-dilute chemical warfare agent standards (EPA)
4th WMD CST combats weapons of mass destruction (MySouthwestGA.com)
Senate bill proposes 31 billion in NIH funding in 2014 (Science)
HHS unveils smaller readiness grants (NTI GSN)
CDC study analyzes H7N9 disease characteristics and transmissibility (CDC)
Second door discovered in war against mosquito-borne diseases (MSU)
