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Biodefense Headlines – 13 July 2025

News Scan July 13, 2025

This week’s topics include cuts to CDC and USAID that threaten global biodefense, breakthrough vaccines for Nipah and CCHF, and confirmation of airborne H5N1 transmission in mammals. Also: Rwanda’s rapid…

New Joint Venture from Mount Sinai Health System and Renalytix Will Scale Up Production of COVID Tests

Macaques Show Protective Immunity Against SARS-Cov-2 After Infection or Vaccine

Using Machine Learning to Estimate COVID-19’s Seasonal Cycle

COVID-19 Cytokine Storm: Possible Mechanism for the Deadly Respiratory Syndrome

CCDC Chemical Biological Center Strives to Become DoD’s Biomanufacturing Leader

Air Force Bioenvironmental Engineers Expand Mission in Aerovac, Close Workspaces

X-Ray Experiments Zero in on COVID-19 Antibodies

Air Force Research Lab Announces Grand Challenges for Biotechnology

AFRL Adapts Pararescue Tactics for COVID-19 Monitoring

FDA Issues Warning on Accuracy of Abbott ID NOW Coronavirus Test

Global Spread of the Multi-Resistant Pathogen Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia

A Scientifically Accurate Model of the SARS-Cov-2 Virus

New Research Launched on Airborne Virus Transmission in Buildings

Tiny RNA That Should Attack Coronavirus Diminish with Age

‘Dirty Mice’ Could Help Make a More Effective Flu Vaccine

What FDR’s Polio Crusade Teaches Us About Presidential Leadership Amid Crisis

COVIDScholar: AI Tool Sifts Through Thousands of Papers to Guide Researchers

How is Used PPE Disposed of During the Coronavirus Pandemic?

The Challenges of Developing a Safe and Effective COVID-19 Vaccine

Bug Zapper Uses UV-C Light to Enable Sterilization and Reuse of N95 Masks

Biodefense Headlines – 13 July 2025