Secret World War II chemical experiments tested troops by race | Health panel recommends cautious approach to Meningitis B vaccine | Top actions the U.S. should take to prepare for MERS-CoV | H.R. 1300, First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act | CBRN course sets standards for radiological transport | A new device could diagnose malaria in a matter of minutes | 15 years of decoding humanity’s DNA | How St. Michael’s Hospital is preparing for a major disaster | The case for highly enriched uranium-free zones | Veterinarians: Front-line responders to animal disease outbreaks | What could go wrong: Putting a pathogen-research lab in Tornado Alley | Global strategy to fight rinderpest uses nuclear techniques | After MERS, South Korea authorizes prison for quarantine scofflaws | Ebola cases ebb a bit amid undetected spread, risky contact | Terrorist attack hits U.S.-owned chemical plant in France | Crossing the minefield of disease names | Polio is active in only 3 countries, soon it could be down to 2 | Chemical safety bill advances | Will a surgical mask keep you safe in a viral outbreak? | Senate panel approves $2 billion raise for NIH in 2016 | Google Genomics adds broad institute’s DNA analysis toolkit
See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics including chemical plant attack in France, anthrax preparedness, malaria diagnostics, MERS-CoV and more…
Secret World War II chemical experiments tested troops by race (NPR)
Health panel recommends cautious approach to Meningitis B vaccine (NY Times)
Top actions the U.S. should take to prepare for MERS-CoV (TFAH)
H.R. 1300, First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act (CBO)
CBRN course sets standards for radiological transport (myGuidon)
A new device could diagnose malaria in a matter of minutes (Science.Mic)
15 years of decoding humanity’s DNA (Telegraph)
How St. Michael’s Hospital is preparing for a major disaster (The Star)
The case for highly enriched uranium-free zones (CNS)
Veterinarians: Front-line responders to animal disease outbreaks (GAO WatchBlog)
What could go wrong: Putting a pathogen-research lab in Tornado Alley (Slate)
Global strategy to fight rinderpest uses nuclear techniques (IAEA)
After MERS, South Korea authorizes prison for quarantine scofflaws (NY Times)
Ebola cases ebb a bit amid undetected spread, risky contact (CIDRAP)
Terrorist attack hits U.S.-owned chemical plant in France (C&EN)
Crossing the minefield of disease names (The Lancet)
Polio is active in only 3 countries, soon it could be down to 2 (NPR)
Chemical safety bill advances (NY Times)
Will a surgical mask keep you safe in a viral outbreak? (NPR)
Senate panel approves $2 billion raise for NIH in 2016 (Science Insider)
Google Genomics adds broad institute’s DNA analysis toolkit (Reuters)
