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Biodefense Headlines – 19 September 2023

News Scan September 19, 2023

News highlights on health security threats and countermeasures curated by Global Biodefense This week’s selections include a global survey of gain-of-function research; funding of an mRNA mpox vaccine; Nipah virus outbreak in India; field detection of threat agents with acoustic…

Particles Carrying Viruses Likely Travel Farther Than Previously Thought

OSU’s New Vaccine Candidate for COVID-19 Capitalizes on Measles Vaccine’s Successful History

How Roald Dahl Became a Passionate Vaccine Advocate

The Coping Mechanisms the DRC is Putting in Place As it Faces Ebola, Measles and COVID-19

Atomic Structures Mapped for First Time in Paramyxoviruses

Measles May Have Emerged 1500 Years Earlier Than Thought

Samoa Measles Outbreak: Death Toll Rises To 53, Mostly Children

Could the United States Lose Its Elimination Status for Measles in Light of Ongoing Outbreaks?

Is it Time to Declare Measles a Public Health Emergency?

The State of the Antivaccine Movement in the United States

Is Now the Right Time to Stamp Out Measles?

Fatal Measles Complication More Common Than Previously Thought

Unvaccinated Adults Cost the U.S. More Than 7B Annually

Germany, Italy Account for Majority of Measles Cases in EU

Measles May Weaken Immune System up to 3 Years

As Ebola Recedes, Threat of a Measles Crisis in W. Africa

Pediatric Disease Experts Comment on Measles Outbreak

Toronto Investigating Multiple Cases of Measles

Powdered Measles Vaccine Found Safe in Early Trials

Infectious Disease Challenges Caused by Conflict in Syria

Biodefense Headlines – 19 September 2023