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    covid-19 under a microscope

    Global Biodefense – 20 February 2020

    covid-19 under a microscope

    EDITION: 20 FEBRUARY 2020

    The online magazine of Global Biodefense

    Editor: Stephanie Lizotte


    FEATURED ARTICLES

    Easy Diagnostic Tops Priorities at WHO COVID-19 Research Meeting

    Senator Murray Leads 25 Senate Democrats In Pressing Trump Administration to Request Emergency Funding for Novel Coronavirus Response

    Lassa Fever: Why There’s a Call to Declare a Health Emergency in Nigeria

    HHS and Sanofi Join Forces on Recombinant Technology for COVID-19 Vaccine

    China Launches Dozens of Clinical Trials to Identify Most Promising Treatments for COVID-19

    J&J to Expand Partnership with HHS to Accelerate Discovery of COVID-19 Therapeutics

    Why It’s Important to Study Coronaviruses in African Bats

    We Must Protect the Frontline Warriors Against COVID-19 by Ensuring Health Care Workers Have Necessary PPE


    In This Edition


    Visit our new resource page for the novel coronavirus outbreak:

    GLOBAL BIODEFENSE
    COVID-19 PORTAL

    Headline News


    Biosecurity + Biodefense Jobs

    VIEW ALL CAREER OPPORTUNITIES


    SOCMED Highlights


    Three weeks ago WHO asked the world to contribute $675 million to tackle the threat of a Coronavirus pandemic.
    "Commitments" to date: $120 million
    Received: $1.2 million. https://t.co/ivCn0nMrEa
    You couldn't make it up. A pandemic could wipe many trillions off the global economy

    — Anthony Costello (@globalhlthtwit) February 20, 2020
    Failure to adequately fund the World Health Organization response to PHEICs (COVID-19 and Ebola)

    This thread relates to what we can learn from important paper published today in China CDC Weekly that describes epid characteristics of first 72,314 pts with #COVID19 in China (includes confirmed and suspected) as of Feb 11 https://t.co/MOogWNWnCu [with my editorial notes] 1/x

    — Tom Inglesby, MD (@T_Inglesby) February 18, 2020

    THREAD .. It's so difficult trying to keep up with changes in case definitions. Based on the experience with SARS, two classifications helped greatly: "suspected case" and "probable case" https://t.co/jZbxhS27Kc

    — Ben Cowling (@bencowling88) February 20, 2020
    On changing case definitions for COVID-19 in China

    Really helpful thread unpacking “asymptomatic transmission”: https://t.co/n9nOrifjnO

    — Isabel Ott (@IsabelOtt) February 20, 2020
    On ‘asymptomatic’ transmission, chronic and latent infection in the COVID-19 discourse

    If this is true then people should be outraged. The @CDCgov is the US Public Health Agency and if they objected thats a problem. I also find it concerning other passengers on the airplane were not told they were on a plane with passengers with #COVID19 https://t.co/qBbcMJCLO1

    — Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA (@KrutikaKuppalli) February 20, 2020

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    Contracts, Grants + Innovation Challenges

    Feb 28: NIAID BAA Proposals Due Advanced Development of Vaccine Candidates for Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) Associated with Enterovirus D68

    Mar 31: EZ BAA Deadline: Novel Coronavirus Rapid Diagnostic Concise abstract submissions due for BARDA development funding of SARS-CoV-2 molecular diagnostics.

    Apr 6: Influenza Data Processing and Outreach Contract proposals due for the Influenza Data Processing and Communication Center (iDPCC).

    Apr 9: Radiation/Nuclear Medical Countermeasures Development Supports MCMs to mitigate and/or treat tissue injuries resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation

    Apr 9: Therapeutic Products for Biodefense, AMR Infections, and Emerging Infectious Diseases Supports development of promising new therapeutics to address infections caused by NIAID Category A, B, and C priority pathogens and select bacterial and fungal infections.

    Apr 9: Advanced Development of Diagnostics for Biothreats and EID BAA topic supports development of novel, rapid sample-to-answer candidate diagnostic products that will address biodefense and pandemic preparedness.

    Jul 2: NIBIB Technology Accelerator Challenge: Handheld Diagnostics Anticipated to be released this month, this innovation competition will spur design and development of non-invasive, handheld, digital diagnostic devices that will target anemia, sickle cell disease, malaria, and other blood-related diseases.

    Pharmaceutical Cargo Security Initiative Health Care Supply Chain Survey The purpose of this survey is to gather information from pharmaceutical owners and operators regarding the coronavirus outbreak, including concerns and challenges.

    Partners + Industry News

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    Headlines


    READING + RESOURCES

    → Database on Global Research on Coronavirus Disease WHO

    → Statement in Support of the Scientists, Public Health Professionals, and Medical Professionals of China Combatting COVID-19 The Lancet

    → On the Repatriation of U.S. Citizens from the Princess Diamond Cruise Ship State Department

    → Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators CDC

    → Global Tracker: Travel Restrictions on China Due to COVID-19 Think Global Health

    → Defining the Epidemiology of COVID-19 — Studies Needed NEJM

    PODCASTS + VIDEOS

    → TWiV 586: Coronavirus Update: Wash Your Hands TWiV team discusses the fatality rate, China’s initial reaction to the outbreak, conspiracy theories, how long the virus remains infectious on surfaces, and evidence for virus in the intestinal tract. This Week in Virology

    → COVID-19: What’s Happening Now IDSA speaks with Drs. Elisa Choi of Harvard Medical School, Amesh Adalja of Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security & Adeel Butt of Weill Cornell Medicine about the latest COVID-19 response efforts, public risk here and abroad, & the effects of recent travel restrictions. IDSA

    → Prevention, Protection, and Paediatrics During COVID-19 Dr Shunmay Yeung is a paediatrician who specialises in infectious diseases, and was one of the first LSHTM responders to the Ebola outbreak in 2014. Here, she discusses personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers during outbreaks, advice for how the public can best protect themselves, and why children don’t seem to be affected by COVID-19. LSHTM Viral

    → COVID-19 Special Episode with Dr. Jonathan (Jono) Quick, author of The End of Epidemics and Professor at Duke University PDR Podcast

    → Novel Coronavirus Panel at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University

    → The Emerging Role of Pathogen Genomics in Public Health CDC


    Journal Watch + Research Updates


    FEATURED EVENTS

    Feb 24: CDC National Call Series on Novel Coronavirus Monitoring and Preparedness

    CDC’s 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) response team will host a series of national calls to continue providing state and local partners with the latest information on the novel coronavirus outbreak and U.S. preparedness efforts. Learn more.

    Feb 25-26: Developing MCMs to Treat Acute and Chronic Effects of Ocular Chemical Toxicity

    A U.S. Trans-Agency Scientific Meeting on Developing Medical Countermeasures to Treat Acute and Chronic Effects of Ocular Chemical Toxicity will be held Feb 25-26, 2020 at the NIAID Conference Center in Rockville, Md. Learn more

    Feb 26: Emerging Bioethical Issues in Biomedical Research: A Workshop

    A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will conduct a one day workshop on Feb 26, 2020 to bring together stakeholders to discuss potential ethical issues that may arise from new and emerging trends in biomedical research. Event is also webcast. Learn more.

    Feb 29 – Mar 3: 16th CDC International Symposium on Biosafety

    The 16th CDC International Symposium on Biosafety – Laboratory Safety and Security for Clinical, Public Health, Research and Animal Care will be held 29 February – 4 March, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Learn more

    Mar 2: CDC National Call Series on Novel Coronavirus Monitoring and Preparedness

    CDC’s 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) response team will host a series of national calls to continue providing state and local partners with the latest information on the novel coronavirus outbreak and U.S. preparedness efforts. Learn more.

    Mar 3-5: Mitigating the Impact of Blast-related Burn Injuries: From Prolonged Field Care to Rehabilitation and Resilience

    The 9th DoD State-of-the-Science Meeting on Blast Injury Research will be held March 3-5, 2020 in Arlington. The meeting will address epidemiology and outcomes of blast-related burn injuries; prevention and acute management of blast-related burn injuries; prolonged field care and chronic care; and transforming research. Learn more REGISTRATION IS FULL

    Feb 27: House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation: Coronavirus Disease 2019: The U.S. and International Response

    Officials from the State Department and the CDC Director will testify. Learn more

    VIEW ALL EVENTS

    Mar 12: Center for the Study of WMD Spotlight Seminar: Coronavirus and Biosecurity

    The panel will feature experts in the fields of bioterrorism, biosurveillance, and infectious disease who can provide timely context for the outbreak. Learn more

    Mar 18: Next Evolution: Overhauling Key Elements of Biodefense

    The Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense will discuss the Federal Select Agent Program, BioWatch, and the Hospital Preparedness Program at this meeting in DC (and webcast). Learn more

    Mar 18-19: Joint Civil + DoD CBRN Symposium

    An annual gathering of the most respected minds in the CBRN defense community, including operational leaders, intelligence providers, key policymakers and solution providers from Industry and Academia. Register now

    Mar 26-30: Decennial 2020 – International Conference on Healthcare Associated Infections

    Held once every ten years, the Decennial Conference reviews the advances of the previous decade and the opportunities and trends for the fields of healthcare epidemiology, infectious diseases, and infection prevention and control for the future. Learn more

    Mar 31-Apr 3: Preparedness Summit 2020

    The NACCHO will host this year’s 2020 Preparedness Summit from 31 March – 3 April 2020 in Dallas, Texas.

    Apr 20-24: Achieving Data Quality and Integrity in Maximum Containment Laboratories Training Event

    This BSL-4 training event 20-24 April is co-sponsored by the FDA and UTMB Galveston National Lab. Learn more.

    May 28-29: Critical Public Health Value of Vaccines in the Age of Pandemics

    The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Board on Global Health will host a 1.5-day public workshop May 28-29 that will examine the current state of vaccine preventable diseases and the impact of vaccine access and hesitancy globally, and the multidimensional drivers and impacts of declining vaccine confidence. Learn more


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