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Biological Security - Weekly Update - July 2021

The Weekly Biological Security Update is prepared by PGA's International Peace and Security Program and provided strictly for informational purposes only. Any opinions expressed in articles contained in this Update are not necessarily shared by PGA or any individual/s associated with PGA, nor does PGA, or any individual/s associated with PGA, vouch for the accuracy of the contents of these articles.

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  African Union Statement on the remarkable progress made by several African countries as part of the Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM)
  Sub-Saharan Africa FAO focuses on strengthening One Health preparedness and response capacity and capabilities in Africa
  Australia Funding boost for new defence projects
  Canada Ottawa adds national security risk assessments to federal research grant applications
  Canada Canada needs to better prepare for pandemics, says security expert
  China China reports its first death of a human from rare Monkey B virus
  France "Il est indispensable de contrôler ce qui se passe dans les laboratoires de haute sécurité"
  Ghana Bird Flu outbreak: Limit movement of poultry ahead of Eid-ul-Adha – Poultry farmers
  Ghana Ghana culls thousands of chickens, bans poultry movement amid avian flu outbreak
  Guinea There was an Ebola outbreak in this country — and we all missed it
  Global How Should Countries Study Viruses Safely?
  India How civil society organizations can help tackle pandemics
  Japan Failure to learn from terrorism and disease hampered Japan's virus response
  Global Operationalisation of consensual One Health roadmaps in countries for improved IHR capacities and health security
  Netherlands (The) Verification of Exposure to Novichok Nerve Agents Utilizing a Semitargeted Human Butyrylcholinesterase Nonapeptide Assay
  Global Next Global Outbreak? Deforestation Helps Deadly Viruses Jump From Humans to Animals
  Nigeria From Ebola to COVID-19: emergency preparedness and response plans and actions in Lagos, Nigeria
  Nigeria NGO’S raise alarm on state of bio safety in Nigeria
  Philippines PH to Asean: Don’t lose sight of terrorism, maritime security despite pandemic
  Global Pressure mounts to keep tabs on powerful biotechnologies
  RDC/Ouganda La 8ème session ordinaire de la Grande Commission mixte RDC-Ouganda va se tenir à Kinshasa du 21 au 23 juillet prochain
  Russian Federation Opinion: Putin escapes accountability for chemical weapons use
  Sierra Leone In the shadow of conflict, Ebola and COVID-19
  United States US lawmakers worry about weapons of mass destruction
  United States Congress launches probe into Covid-19 origins
  United States Commission urges Congress to strengthen biodefense of infrastructure
  United States New Legislation Needed to Prepare for the Next Pandemic
  United States On “Gain of Function” Research, COVID-19 and the Shortcomings of the Biological Weapons Convention: an Interview with Laurie Garrett
  United States We work with dangerous pathogens in a downtown Boston biocontainment lab – here’s why you can feel safe about our research
  United States USAMRIID Scientists Continue Critical Work Against Select Agents While Aiding Pandemic Response
  United States US Announces Plans for Public Health Pathogen Genomics Centers of Excellence
  United States After the lab-leak theory, US-Chinese relations head downhill
  United States Johns Hopkins commends InterAcademy Partnership, Tianjin Biosecurity for new scientific codes of conduct
  United States The Truth Behind The Amazon Mystery Seeds
  United States The Truth Behind The Amazon Mystery Seeds (podcast)
  United States U.S. Department of Commerce issues $153M to spur biopharmaceutical manufacturing innovation
  United States Mink farms, breeding grounds for COVID-19 outbreaks, face a global backlash
  United States Smithsonian Global Health Director Delivers Government Testimony on Zoonotic Diseases
  United States Feds: New Hampshire Firm Shipped WMD Tech to Russian Spies
  United States New study provides data on protections of ebola vaccines
  United States Public health officials confirm plague death; coroner identifies girl who died
  United States Colorado: Fleas in La Plata County test positive for plague
  United States Monkeypox Case Is Discovered in Texas
  United States Texas reports anthrax in white-tailed deer
  WHO WHO appoints official to help prevent sexual abuse by staff
  WHO Wildlife Trade Is ‘Key Risk Factor’ Behind Global Spread Of Disease, Study Finds

  Africa Use Ebola Experience to Halt Covid-19 in West Africa
  Africa Africa's COVID-19 cases near 5.92 mln: Africa CDC
  Africa Africa CDC and MTN accelerate fight against COVID-19 with “One More Push” campaign
  Australia Leading biologists publish review of SARS-CoV-2 origin evidence
  Global Bat Scientists Warn That the World May Never Know Covid-19 Origins
  Canada/Nigeria Nigeria asks for Canada’s help to fight insurgency
  Canada/China Federal government's move to take Speaker to court raises questions that divide experts
  Canada/China Mystery around 2 fired scientists points to larger issues at Canada's high-security lab, former colleagues say
  Canada/China Shady Dealings | World’s deadliest viruses were ‘shipped to Wuhan ‘leak lab’ from Canada by rogue scientists linked to Chinese military’
  Canada Anthrax confirmed in sheep in Saskatchewan
  Global Casualties of preparedness: the Global Health Security Index and COVID-19
  CAR Central African Republic: EVD Preparedness
  China China is getting its pig epidemic under control, but it’s not out of the woods yet
  China Chinese gene company using prenatal tests to harvest data from millions of women
  Denmark COVID: Denmark to exhume last mink corpses culled over virus fears
  DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
  DRC A call to safeguard sexual and reproductive health information and services during Ebola outbreaks
  European Union Annual WMD Report: How the EU made the world safer from nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons in 2020
  Guinea Leaving a legacy after Ebola in Guinea
  Global How to make sure the labs researching the most dangerous pathogens are safe and secure
  India Zoonoses blamed for man-made pandemics
  India Zoonoses: Preserving biodiversity is the key
  India Strong evidence between wildlife trade and zoonotic disease risks, says study
  India Bengaluru institute developing software tool for zoonotic disease surveillance
  India Panel for zoonotic disease control set up in Noida
  India ‘One Health approach important to control Zoonotic diseases’
  India Chronicle down memory lane: India's sixty years of plague experience
  Latvia 5,000-year-old man was 'oldest plague victim'
  Global New report emphasizes dangers of mink farming
  Nicaragua Nicaragua en reunión sobre promoción de Perspectivas de Género en Convención sobre Armas Biológicas
  Global The future of pandemic preparedness: agile coordination around clinical trials
  Global The Origins of SARS-CoV-2: A Critical Review
  Global 10 stories for World Zoonoses Day
  United Kingdom Terrorism-Related Chemical, Biological, Radiation, and Nuclear Attacks: A Historical Global Comparison Influencing the Emergence of Counter-Terrorism Medicine
  United Kingdom Analysing livestock network data for infectious disease control: an argument for routine data collection in emerging economies
  United Kingdom Contingency plan for managing certain animal related endemic zoonotic disease incidents in England
  UNSCR 1540 Committee/Colombia Summary of Assistance Request from Colombia is posted (added to UNSCR 1540 Committee Homepage on 8th July 2021).
  United States A Group of Scientists Presses a Case Against the Lab Leak Theory of Covid
  United States When the Next Animal Plague Hits, Can This Lab Stop It?
  United States NYC Subway Sensors Could Provide Early Warning for Potential Chemical and Biological Threats
  United States Mask Up
  United States Americans Were Confident in the Health Care System’s Ability to Handle a Pandemic—Until a Pandemic Happened
  United States Colorado plague: Confirmed in death of 10-year-old child
  United States Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security proposes 13 initiatives to improve future pandemic response
  United States Mount Sinai Research Reveals How the Ebola Virus Manages to Evade the Body’s Immune Defenses
  United States Fed Circ revives claim of army vet over secret chemical agent tests
  United States BARDA purchases Paratek’s NUZYRA to treat anthrax infections
  United States NY Medical College receives $1 million from state for bioterrorism, disaster response
  United States New details emerge in case of Fort Hood detective accused of poisoning wife
  United States Proposal would ban mink farms in US to blunt COVID mutations
  United States LexaGene’s MiQLab Offers Rapid Plague Detection for Bioterrorism Threats
  WHO Supporting countries to better prepare and respond to zoonotic diseases: reflections from the Tripartite