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Global Biodefense Today — September 2, 2026

News Scan September 2, 2026

This edition includes new reporting on how simultaneous budget and staffing cuts across federal, state, and local agencies slowed this year’s response to a nationwide cyclospora outbreak. We’re also covering…

Modernization of USAMRIID’s Biodefense Lab Management System

NSABB Meeting to Review Dual Use Research of Concern Oversight, NIH Variola Incident

RFI – Cooperative Biological Engagement in Thailand

GAO Recommendations on Select Agent Program Improvements

Nominations Sought for Synthetic Biology National Academies Committee

IIAD Hosts Training for Afghanistan Laboratory Personnel

Johns Hopkins Study on Why Healthcare Staffers Catch the Flu

Biodefense in the Age of Synthetic Biology

Soviet Anthrax Pathogen Genome Generated From Autopsy Specimens

Training First Responders on Infectious Diseases Safety

Infectious Disease Transport Isolation System Training

DoD’s Investment in Global Health Engagement

CDC Announces New Director of Select Agent Division

FDA Seeks Whole Room Decontamination System

Gain-of-Function Research Symposium Summary

Sandia Researchers Discover Mechanism for Rift Valley Fever Virus

UTHealth Awarded Grant for Biosafety and Infectious Disease Training Program

DTRA Awards 3.4M Contract for Ebola Countermeasure

Infectious Disease Safety Training Program for First Responders

UC Irvine’s BSL-3 Lab Designated a National Training Center

Global Biodefense Today — September 2, 2026