New laws for new threats like drones and bioterrorism | Egypt’s avian flu surge lacks an explanation | Keeping Iraq polio free: immunization campaign targets 5.8 million children | 11 US Ebola treatment centers treated only 28 patients | Rapid detection of processed uranium in food | If we can’t stop measles, how will we stop a pandemic? | Preparing for the next biosecurity threat | In the vaccine debate, science is just getting its boots on | Health problems linger for 9/11 first responders | ‘Mad cow’ disease in Texas man has mysterious origin | Second Ebola vaccine trial may be too little, too late | Why California’s approach to tightening vaccine rules may backfire | Fashioning a better Ebola suit with sewing machines and chocolate syrup | U.S. training foreign health personnel to tackle future epidemics | The public health response solution…or at least a bridge | WHO calls for increased transparency in medical research | If North Korea collapses, what happens to its WMDs? | Childhood vaccination rates may be lower for military kids

See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics like polio vaccinations in Iraq, better Ebola suits, WMDs in North Korea and more…

New laws for new threats like drones and bioterrorism (WSJ)

Egypt’s avian flu surge lacks an explanation (NY Times)

Keeping Iraq polio free: immunization campaign targets 5.8 million children (WHO)

11 US Ebola treatment centers treated only 28 patients (Stars & Stripes)

Rapid detection of processed uranium in food (CBRNe Portal)

If we can’t stop measles, how will we stop a pandemic? (BOTAS)

Preparing for the next biosecurity threat (The Hill)

In the vaccine debate, science is just getting its boots on (The Conversation)

Health problems linger for 9/11 first responders (Time)

‘Mad cow’ disease in Texas man has mysterious origin (NPR)

Second Ebola vaccine trial may be too little, too late (Science Insider)

Why California’s approach to tightening vaccine rules may backfire (NY Times)