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Biological Security - Weekly Update - November 2022

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.

Country Topic Source
  Africa Africa CDC, in collaboration with ASLM, FIND, and CHAI, launched a Consultative Workshop on Revised COVID-19 Testing and Surveillance Strategy Home – Africa CDC
  Africa Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) ReliefWeb - Informing humanitarians worldwide
  Australia Nipah virus left 100 people and a million pigs dead 20 years ago, and it's on Australia's doorstep ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  Bhutan Asia-Pacific workshop on surveillance, prevention and control of zoonotic influenza- Paro, Bhutan World Health Organization (WHO)
  Global Biological Weapons Convention: How does it prohibit the production and possession of arms and maintain global safety? News9 Live
  Global Black Death survivors gave descendants a genetic advantage — but with a cost NPR
  BWC ISU #HappeningNow Twitter
  Canada Nuclear, biological or chemical attack now seen as top threat facing the world IPSOS
  Canada Opinion: A viable vaccine for Ebola’s latest strain is shamefully collecting a decade of dust in Canada The Globe and Mail
  Global Denmark -Ghost farms: the mink sheds abandoned to the pandemic The Guardian
  Global Epidemiology: Changes to bat habitats facilitate the emergence of zoonotic viruses Nature Portfolio
  The Gambia The Gambia commits to commence preparation and submission of its First National Report on Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 Parliamentarians for Global Action.
  Global Global group battles antimicrobial resistance with new One Health effort CIDRAP
  India Statement on behalf of the Chair of the 1540 Committee during the Special Meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee on “Countering the Use of New and Emerging Technologies for Terrorist Purposes”, and associated events of the Counter-Terrorism Committee India, 28 United Nations
  Israel Bnai Zion Hospital opens medical center for atomic, chemical and biological warfare Jerusalem Post
  Japan/Switzerland Synthetic engineering and biological containment of bacteriophages PNAS
  Maldives National Point of Contact for all matters related to UNSCR 1540 from the Maldives is added United Nations
  Nigeria Mitigating impact of emerging biosecurity threats Environews Nigeria
  Nigeria Nigeria’s biosafety agency to ensure strong national biosecurity system Sun News Online
  Russian Federation Russia maintains ‘offensive’ biological weapons program I24NEWS
  Russian Federation Russia (again) peddles its debunked US-Ukrainian bioweapons claims at the United Nations Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
  South Africa Global Biosecurity Dialogue Convenes in Cape Town to Improve Biosecurity and Address Emerging Risks NTI
  Sri Lanka The National Inventory of Dangerous Pathogens workshop for Sri Lanka concluded today with the official transfer of the database software to implement the inventory. Twitter
  Uganda Upcountry travel for Xmas may be banned over Ebola – govt Monitor
  Uganda Govt accused of double standards in Ebola fight Home | Monitor
  Uganda The tools Uganda is using to fight Ebola outbreak Home | Monitor
  Uganda Ebola response in Uganda suffers funding shortage The EastAfrican
  Uganda/Liberia To beat Ebola in Uganda, fund what worked in Liberia Nature
  United Kingdom World's deadliest plant found lurking in Conwy council flowerbeds North Wales Live
  United Kingdom UK zoonotic research site left to deteriorate BBC - Homepage
  United Kingdom Dark Harvest: how secret government experiments with anthrax destroyed a remote Scottish island Far Out Magazine
  United States To fix America's biodefense strategy, think smaller Breaking Defense
  United States Hearing examines homeland security threats Homeland Preparedness News - The Leading Source
  United States Break-in at Ohio farm releases as many as 10,000 carnivorous mink into the wild, police say USA TODAY
  Global Why do bat viruses keep infecting people? Nature