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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…

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and the Race for a Zika Vaccine

DoD Awards 14M Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine Contract

1st AML Hosts Operational Clinical Infectious Disease Course

Military Recruiting Volunteers for Human Trials of Malaria Vaccines

PaxVax Announces Partnership with NIH and DOD for Chikungunya Vaccine Program

The U.S. Military Contribution to Global Fight to End AIDS

Biosecurity Research Institute: Zika Virus Infection May Prevent Reinfection

Army’s Mobile Laboratory Unit Certifies for Global Mission

DTRA-Backed Ebola Vaccine Moves Closer to Being Licensed

WRAIR Contract with Remel Inc. Supports Surveillance of Drug-Resistant Organisms

NIH: Vaccines Protect Monkeys Against Zika Infection

First-In-Human Study of MERS Vaccine Completes Enrollment

Human Trial of Zika Vaccine Begins

Mapping Zika’s Routes to Support Countermeasure Development

USAMRD-G Awarding Follow-On Security Contract at Lugar Center

U.S. Army Partners with Sanofi Pasteur to Develop Zika Vaccine

Zika Snapshot: Virus Clone, Rapid Response Grants, DoD Biosurveillance

Walter Reed Kicks Off Phase 1 MERS Vaccine Trial

Inovio and GeneOne Kick Off MERS Vaccine Trial

Rapid Screening Method to Identify Ebola Drugs

Biodefense Headlines – 1 June 2025