Ebola sickens Italian nurse; cases decline in outbreak region | 12 years later, a mystery of chemical exposure in Iraq clears slightly | DoD lab day spotlights military advancements | Ebola hides in the eyes of a man who was considered cured | California Senate votes to end beliefs waiver for school vaccinations | FDA names first-ever food safety challenge finalists | Phage spread antibiotic resistance | Nobody wants to foot the bill for new antibiotics | High-path avian flu hits four Midwestern states | Nurses with tablets and bikers with smartphones join Ebola fight | Traces of chemicals in Syria add to pressure on Obama to enforce a ‘red line’ | Optimism over faster diagnosis of neglected Chagas disease: MSF | After Ebola, will a pledge to improve health systems be realized? | What should Liberia do with its empty Ebola treatment units? | To fight infections, the Army wants a better bugcatcher | Islamic advisory group adopts anti-polio plan | Vaccinations and medications during military service | Rapidly growing outbreak of meningococcal disease in Niger | 10 years of syndromic surveillance for civil and military public health | Novel and existing strategies used during the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak | Counterfeit medicines and global health security | One-hour chikungunya test | As Ebola leaves Liberia, measles makes a forceful comeback | W.H.O. needs reforms in wake of Ebola crisis, report says | How DNA sequencing is transforming the hunt for new drugs
See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics including Ebola in Italy, rapid diagnostic for Chikungunya, Avian flu in the Midwest and more…
Ebola sickens Italian nurse; cases decline in outbreak region (CIDRAP)
12 years later, a mystery of chemical exposure in Iraq clears slightly (NY Times)
DoD lab day spotlights military advancements (Armed with Science)
Ebola hides in the eyes of a man who was considered cured (NPR)
California Senate votes to end beliefs waiver for school vaccinations (Reuters)
FDA names first-ever food safety challenge finalists (Food Safety News)
Phage spread antibiotic resistance (ASM)
Nobody wants to foot the bill for new antibiotics (MNT)
High-path avian flu hits four Midwestern states (CIDRAP)
Nurses with tablets and bikers with smartphones join Ebola fight (Reuters)
Traces of chemicals in Syria add to pressure on Obama to enforce a ‘red line’ (NY Times)
Optimism over faster diagnosis of neglected Chagas disease: MSF (Reuters)
What should Liberia do with its empty Ebola treatment units? (NPR)
To fight infections, the Army wants a better bugcatcher (Popular Science)
Islamic advisory group adopts anti-polio plan (WHO)
Vaccinations and medications during military service (DVA)
Rapidly growing outbreak of meningococcal disease in Niger (WHO)
10 years of syndromic surveillance for civil and military public health (Eurosurveillance)
Novel and existing strategies used during the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak (ASM)
Counterfeit medicines and global health security (Bifurcated Needle)
One-hour chikungunya test (MDT)
As Ebola leaves Liberia, measles makes a forceful comeback (NPR)
W.H.O. needs reforms in wake of Ebola crisis, report says (NY Times)
How DNA sequencing is transforming the hunt for new drugs (Reuters)