West Nile

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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…

A Rare and Alarming Manifestation of West Nile Virus: Poliomyelitis Syndrome and Rapid Neurological Decline

West Nile Virus on the Rise in Horses

Massachusetts Gov. Proposes New Legislation to Mitigate Threat of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, West Nile Virus

The Emergence of Usutu Virus in Europe

From Outbreak to Endemicity: The Risks of Fading Interest in Zika

University of Miami, Heat Biologics Partner on Zika Vaccine

Sandia Wants to Light Up Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes

Long-Term Impacts of West Nile Virus

Invasive, Disease-Carrying Mosquito Found in Vancouver

West Nile Virus Vaccine Begins Human Clinical Trials

Antiviral Compound May Protect Brain from Pathogens

Unearthing New Antivirals

LLNL Technology Could Screen for Emerging Viral Diseases

Army Ovitrap Helps Prevent Mosquito-Borne Disease

Immune Avoidance Mechanism Could Lead to Treatments for EEEV

Salk Institute Findings May Lead to New Broad-Spectrum Antivirals

NIH Awards $18M to Study Deadly Secrets of Viral Pathogens

CISAC Presents: A New Paradigm for Engaging the War on Infectious Diseases

Emergent BioSolutions Secures Rights to Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Candidate

Don’t Let the Bugs Bite – Public Health Labs and Arboviruses

Biodefense Headlines – 1 June 2025