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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…

Monkeypox Virus Disarms the Body’s Immune Alarm: New Study Uncovers Viral Sabotage Tactic

Biomedical Leaders Warn of ‘Catastrophic’ Fallout from Trump-Vance Research Cuts

Gavi Summit Raises $9B for Global Vaccines as U.S. Withdraws Support

Unlocking a New Target Against Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus

Confronting the AI-Accelerated Threat of Bioterrorism

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

Biodefense Headlines – 1 June 2025