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Biodefense Headlines – January 15, 2017

by Global Biodefense Staff
January 15, 2017
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GBD Biodefense HeadlinesSee what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics including Potential Pandemic Pathogen Care and Oversight (P3CO), Ebola’s persistence in breast milk and the lungs, and a memo from the out-going HHS Secretary.

BIOPREPAREDNESS

  • Before the next outbreak: Prepare for everything together (Simson Center)
  • Being prepared for emergencies is a long, hard grind (Philly.com)
  • Pandemic preparedness in the next administration (Georgetown)
  • How ready is your state for the next disaster? (Healthcare Ready)

POLICY, PRACTICES & POLITICS

  • Policy guidance for Potential Pandemic Pathogen Care and Oversight (OSTP)
  • FDA guidance on EAU of medical products and related authorities (Federal Register)
  • Gain-of-function research – recommended policy for P3CO (PHE.gov)
  • White House announces review process for risky virus studies (Science)
  • New law will help combat growing threat of antibiotic resistance (PEW)
  • The construction of new security concerns in the life sciences (NA)
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Exit Memo (HHS.gov)
  • Synthetic biology, genome editing, and the risk of bioterrorism (S&E Ethics)
  • Vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he’ll chair Trump’s vaccine panel (STAT)
  • Biosafety and biosecurity in the realm of dual-use research of concern (NA)
  • ASM sends letter to President-Elect Trump on vaccine issues (ASM)
  • Blue Ribbon Panel lobbies for VP as leader of nation’s biodefense (The Hill)

SELECT AGENTS

  • Ebola virus persistence in breast milk after no reported illness (CID)
  • New vaccine against the pneumonic form of plague (NCBI)
  • Compliance with B. anthracis postexposure prophylaxis among U.S. military (MMWR)
  • Yersinia pestis halotolerance illuminates plague reservoirs (Sci Rep)
  • Ebola RNA found hiding in health-care worker’s lungs (The Scientist)
  • Rapid dual direct fluorescent assay for identification of bacillus anthracis (FPO)
  • Impact of childhood vs adult immunization on vaccinia vector vaccine development (PLOS)
  • Fighting Ebola with information (Global Innovation Exchange)
  • In search of a vaccine to vanquish the plague (California Healthline)
  • Plague outbreak in Madagascar summary update (WHO)
  • First baby born with congenital Ebola survives infection (CIDRAP)
  • Francisella tularensis type VI secretion system comes of age (T&F)

MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES

  • Woman killed by a superbug resistant to all 26 American antibiotics (Atlantic)
  • In antibiotic resistance fight, livestock industry can be a game changer (STAT)
  • Scientists don’t have a decade to find a Zika vaccine (WaPo)
  • Trump, Kennedy, and the real science of vaccines (STAT)
  • Moderna Therapeutics Phase 1/2 for mRNA 1325 Zika vaccine (Clinical Trials.gov)
  • Can a flu shot wear off if you get it too early? Perhaps, scientists say (STAT)
  • Treatment strategies for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (JoVE)
  • Protecting kids: My experience with vaccine refusal and autism awareness (Sabin)

OUTBREAK NEWS & THREAT SURVEILLANCE

  • Nearly 3 million U.S. eggs en route to bird flu-hit South Korea (Reuters)
  • Hazmat suits and 500 shelter cats: Rare flu forces New York quarantine (NYTimes)
  • Undeterred, researchers tackling a global crisis from multiple directions (WUSTL)
  • New method for assessing risk of infectious disease outbreak (Scientific Reports)

RESEARCH & TECH

  • The Paperfuge: A 20-cent device that could transform health care (Wired)
  • Pulling parasites from the blood with a souped-up kid’s toy (STAT)
  • Secretive biotech unicorn Moderna unveils pipeline, financials (Bloomberg)
  • DARPA’s biotech chief says 2017 will “blow our minds” (Scientific American)
  • Quasi-chemical model for bacterial spore germination kinetics by pressure (FER)
  • Disposable biosensors made from newspaper (Nano Werk)
  • Moderna hits safety problems in bold bid to revolutionize medicine (STAT)

SPECIAL INTEREST

  • Nobel winner Oliver Smithies, discoverer of gene targeting, dies at 91 (NY Times)
  • 505 Games unveils original Steam game Quarantine (VentureBeat)

HISTORICAL REFLECTIONS

  • Historical and economic aspects of bioterrorism (MTAK)
  • Amherst College mulls new mascots after nixing ‘bioterrorist’ Lord Jeff (WaPo)
  • Revisiting smallpox epidemic in Punjab 1850-1901 (JSTOR)

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