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Biodefense Headlines – April 30, 2026

News Scan April 30, 2026

This week’s selections include cascading institutional disruptions reshaping U.S. public health and science governance — including the Trump administration’s mass firing of the National Science Board and restrictions on graduate…

Biodefense Headlines – 28 December 2023

Common Probiotic Bacteria Could Help Boost Protection Against Influenza

First Light Diagnostics Receives FDA Clearance for Rapid Anthrax Test

Chlorine Exposure Biomarkers in a Large Animal Model

ARPA-H Announces New Tiered Proposal Submission System to Reduce Applicant Barriers

Human BCG Challenge Model for Assessment of Tuberculosis Immunity

Needle-Free Vaccine Patch Against Zika Virus

Ontario Supporting $165M Investment to Secure Critical PPE Supply

Biodefense Headlines – 30 November 2023

Black Death Impact on Microbiome May Have Contributed to Modern-Day Chronic Diseases

Valley Fever: An Invisible Killer Expands Its Range in the American West

Inflammatix Completes Development for Acute Infection and Sepsis Test System

Virginia Tech Lab Selected for National Partnership to Fight Emerging Diseases

NanoViricides’ Phase 1 Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Highly Effective for Mpox and Smallpox

COVID Moonshot Consortium Announces Crowd-Sourced Small Molecule Discovery

WHO Updates Guidance on Treatments for COVID-19

First Chikungunya Virus Vaccine Approved by U.S. Regulators

The Latest Mpox Outbreak Numbers in the UK

Call for Experts: Smallpox Medical Countermeasures

APHIS Announces Funding for Tribes to Support Animal Disease Preparedness and Response

Biodefense Headlines – April 30, 2026