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Biodefense Headlines – 1 June 2025

News Scan June 1, 2025

This week’s topics include a global call from top virologists to prepare now for a potentially catastrophic bird flu pandemic, and stark warnings that weakening America’s biodefense—through Trump-era cuts and…

U.S.-Backed Biosecurity Initiative Strengthens Disease Defenses in the Black Sea Region

Hijacking Vaccine Policy: RFK Jr.’s Handpicked ACIP Undermines Science in Historic CDC Meeting

Study Reveals Potential for Sexual Transmission of Lassa Virus in Natural Rodent Reservoirs

Politics Over Patients? FDA’s Ban on Overseas Sample Processing Undermines U.S. Biomedicine

Stalled Progress: AMR Advisory Council Cancellation Raises Alarm Amid Federal Inaction

Toward Zero Rabies Deaths by 2030: One Health Strategies Show Path Forward

Standardizing Wildlife Disease Data for Global Health Security

ACIP Overhaul Raises Alarm Among Health Experts

Why Eliminating EPA’s Research Arm Endangers Public Health and U.S. Competitiveness

Ebola as a Bioweapon: Rethinking Preparedness in an Age of Converging Threats

DARPA’s PROSE Program Aims to Revolutionize Protein Sequencing

Cracking the Code to Contain African Swine Fever in the U.S.

Enzyme-Based Anthrax Therapy Shows Promise in Preclinical Trials

DHS FY 2026 Budget Dissolves CWMD Office Amid Structural Overhaul

U.S. Army Medical Lab Strengthens CBRN Collaboration in South Korea

Novel Oral Chitosan-Based Compound Shows Promise for Radiological Emergency Response

Critical Gaps in Prehospital Readiness for CBRN Threats: A Wake-Up Call for Emergency Health Systems

High Stakes in Sichuan: A Decade of Deadly H5N6 Infections Raises Urgency for Avian Influenza Control

Single-Dose VSV Vaccine Fully Protects Mice Against Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

Last Look: Critical Ebola Research from Now-Closed NIAID BSL-4 Lab

Biodefense Headlines – 1 June 2025

International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2025

From Sewers to Solutions: Wastewater Monitoring for Public Health Action

Biological Threats in the Age of the Bioeconomy Workshop 2: Scenario Discussions

Biological Threats in the Age of the Bioeconomy Workshop 3: Scenario Discussions

Biological Threats in the Age of the Bioeconomy Workshop 4: Scenario and Workshop Series Summary Discussion