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Biological Security - Weekly Update - October 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 CDC Reports 6883 Monkeypox Cases in 13 African Countries teleSUR English
  Africa CDC Public health: Africa takes stringent steps on disease control The Guardian Nigeria News
  Africa Future pandemics: Is Africa ready? The Guardian Nigeria News
  Africa COVID disrupted measles vaccinations in Africa and now cases are surging The Japan Times
  Africa West African Countries Come Together to Accelerate Access to Essential Diagnostics Across the Region BusinessGhana
  Australia Australia needs a more comprehensive strategy to deal with biosecurity threats The Strategist | ASPI's analysis and commentary site
  Belize Ministry of Agriculture participates in launch of National One Health Platform Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com
  Global Biodefense Headlines – 30 October 2022 Global Biodefense | News on Pathogens and Preparedness
  Ethiopia Northern Africa Confronted by Malaria Outbreak Vax Before Travel
  Ghana Why African scientists are supporting gene drive research to fight malaria Ghana news
  Nigeria Ebola: As cases rise in Uganda, Nigeria warns against outbreak Premium Times - Nigeria
  RDC En Afrique Centrale, un variant mortel de la variole du singe fait rage National Geographic\
  Rwanda Rwanda Red Cross, Africa CDC in joint bid to promote Covid-19 vaccination drive The New Times
  Trinidad and Tobago Stop buying illegal wildlife, conservation group pleads Loop Trinidad & Tobago News
  Global Tuberculosis deaths and disease increase during the COVID-19 pandemic World Health Organization (WHO)
  Uganda Ebola in Uganda: why women must be central to the response Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
  Uganda Ebola Disease caused by Sudan virus World Health Organization (WHO)
  Uganda Africa CDC: Ebola outbreak in Uganda "not getting out of hand" Reuters
  United Kingdom 'Very limited' supplies of Monkeypox jabs forced Government to change vaccination method MSN
  Ukraine UN still sees no sign of biological weapons in Ukraine United Nations
  United States US CDC hands over equipment to detect Ebola at entry points The Citizen
  United States Biden Administration reveals new plan to guard against future pandemics, bioterrorist attacks Orlando News – WFTV
  United States The White House Makes Biosecurity a Pillar of National Security. Can Doing So Prevent the Next Disaster? UN Dispatch
  United States US strategy seeks to bolster response to biological incidents Research Professional News
  United States Biodefense Shortfalls Identified Fed Week

Country Topic Source
  Africa Africa: A New Vision for African Agency in Sustainable Development Home - allAfrica.com
   Africa West African Countries Come Together to Accelerate Access to Essential Diagnostics Across the Region Home - Social News XYZ
   Africa Cholera outbreak linked to climate change – Africa CDC TV360 Nigeria
   Africa African Laboratories lack capacity to deal with epidemics in Africa The Guardian Nigeria News
  Arctic Risk of viral spillover found to increase with a warming climate in High Arctic lake sediments Medical News | Medical Articles
  Australia A vision of a One Health system for Australia: on the need to rethink our health system Home | The Medical Journal of Australia
  Global Biodefense Headlines – 23 October 2022 Global Biodefense | News on Pathogens and Preparedness
  Cambodia Cambodian officials, conservationists call for end to wildlife consumption Xinhua – China, World, Business, Sports, Photos and Video | English.news.cn
  Cameroon Cameroon to start fifth phase of Covid-19 vaccination Daijiworld - A News portal linking West coast of India and the World
  Global Dangers of invading nature become ever starker Financial Times
  DRC NIAID partners with Democratic Republic of the Congo for new trial of monkeypox antiviral TPOXX Homeland Preparedness News - The Leading Source
  The Gambia Gambia vaccinates against Measles-Rubella virus Gambia News
  Global International task force finds COVID-19 origins 'most likely zoonotic' and warns of a failure to reduce animal-to-human transmission ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  Japan/South Korea COVID-19 world weekly cases down 16% but Japan, South Korea up United Press International
  Kenya Develop policies to solve Biological Weapon issues, African Nations told The Star
  Pakistan Pakistan calls for regulating use of chemical, biological materials to prevent abuse Associated Press of Pakistan
  Russian Federation Four non-nuclear ways Putin could escalate the Ukraine war The Hill
  Global Study: Medieval Plague May Have Shaped Human Immunity Voice of America
  Uganda Uganda reports worrisome increase in Ebola cases in capital ABC News
  Uganda Ebola Spreads to Ugandan Capital, Bringing Total Cases to 75 Bloomberg
  Uganda Ebola outbreak in Uganda still a manageable risk Reuters
  Uganda Security officials must respect Ebola directives on movement of cargo NTV Uganda
  United Kingdom UK creates national monkeypox research consortium BioWorld: The Daily Biopharmaceutical and Medical Technology News Source
  United Kingdom Scientists test new biological alternatives to toxic pesticides Financial Times
  United Nations Day 2 of the Regional Workshop on Universalization and Effective Implementation of the #1972BWC in Eastern Africa started Twitter
  United Nations ‘Poor Man’s Atomic Bomb’ Made of Dual-Use Biological, Chemical Material Replaces Nuclear Weapon for Non-State Actors, First Committee Told Frontpage | UN Press
  United Nations Food safety finds a place in One Health Plan Food Safety News
  United States FACT SHEET: Biden-?Harris Administration Releases Strategy to Strengthen Health Security and Prepare for Biothreats The White House
  United States Monkeypox cases are in sharp decline. Could the outbreak be over? Home - Maryland Matters
  United States Tool Used to Rule Out Foul Play With Covid-19 May Spot Bioweapons Bloomberg
  United States BU lab wasn’t required to clear potentially controversial study with NIH, director says STAT - Reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine
  United States New biodefense plan seeks more research, tech to fend off outbreaks Air Force Times, Independent News For Airmen | Air Force Times
  United States Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense Praises Release of National Biodefense Strategy Homeland Security Today
  United States On World Polio Day, the focus is on New York and the U.S. for the first time in decades The Journal News
  United States Merck, Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute to develop two tuberculosis antibiotics Homeland Preparedness News - The Leading Source

Country Topic Source
  Africa Media Professionals from West Africa Region Trained on Infodemic Management and Data Journalism for a Better COVID-19 Response Home – Africa CDC
  BWC ISU ‘Strengthening of the #1972BWC, Twiitter
  Germany Declaration on Biological Security by the Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction Auswärtiges Amt - Auswärtiges Amt
  Global One World, One Health – Tackling the Superbug Challenge Home - Health Policy Watch
  Russian Federation Fear and loathing in Moscow Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
  Russian Federation What’s the Russian Word for “Chutzpah”? City Journal | Urban Affairs Magazine | Conservative Magazine Online
  Uganda Ebola outbreak in Uganda: how worried are researchers? Nature
  Uganda Entebbe airport tightens Ebola control measures Home | Monitor
  Uganda Why the Ebola outbreak in Uganda matters to you CBC.ca - watch, listen, and discover with Canada's Public Broadcaster
  Uganda What we need to do about Uganda's Ebola outbreak should have happened years ago Quartz | Make business better.™️
  Uganda Uganda is battling Ebola again – and the world doesn’t have a vaccine News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition | The Guardian

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  Africa/China Africa CDC Headquarters to be Delivered Early Next Year Walta
  Africa Africa Calls for New Public Health Order Home – Africa CDC
  Africa Re-Imagining Health Workforce Development for Africa’s Health Security Home – Africa CDC
  BWC ISU Conclusion of final BWC 9th RevCon Preparatory Meeting Twitter
  BWC ISU Next Steps leading up to BWC 9th RevCon Twitter
  Caribbean Caribbean agrees to improve pandemic preparedness, recover progress towards SDGs Caribbean Life
  Deutschland Krankheitserreger als Waffe: Sind wir in Gefahr? Startseite | Gesundheitsstadt Berlin
  DRC/RDC RDC-Ebola : avec l'appui de ses partenaires le Gouvernement offre 10 ambulances aux 5 provinces Actualite.CD - Première source d'actualité en RD Congo
  DRC Congo declares end of latest Ebola outbreak in east Reuters
  Global Dual-use research needs international oversight Nature
  European Union EU wappnet sich gegen Gesundheitskrisen und biologische Waffen RTF.1 Regionalfernsehen
  European Union EU to Release Communication on Second Global Health Strategy Plan by December Home - Health Policy Watch
  Ghana Africa’s biotechnology heroes celebrated on OFAB Day MyJoyOnline.com
  Indonesia Gov't using 'one health' approach to control rabies spread Latest Indonesia News - ANTARA News
  Nigeria US trains Nigerian security agents in weapon handling Punch Newspapers
  Nigeria Africa CDC kickstarts initiative in Nigeria as FG inaugurates SCALES 3.0 The Guardian Nigeria News
  Nigeria National Points of Contact for all matters related to UNSCR 1540 from Nigeria are added. United Nations
  Suriname committed to the elimination of weapons of mass destruction Loop Caribbean News
  Thailand One Health 'key' to fending off future threats Bangkok Post
  Turkey Experts warns of zoonotic diseases risk in Türkiye Turkish News
  Uganda Testing trouble adds to disorder in Uganda’s Ebola response Associated Press News
  Uganda Uganda Seeks Ebola Funding Amid Exposure of 65 Health Workers VOA - Voice of America English News
  Uganda Witchcraft, politics rear ugly head in Ebola fight Home | Monitor
  Uganda Ebola kills doctor in Uganda, first health worker killed in latest outbreak Reuters
  Uganda Ebola confirmed cases rise to 41 in Uganda, Mandatory screening at Kenya border Outbreak News Today -
  Uganda What do we know about the outbreak of Ebola in Uganda so far? Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
  United States New Infectious Threats Are Coming. The U.S. Probably Won’t Contain Them. The New York Times
  United States The Strategic National Stockpile failed during COVID and monkeypox. Will it come through next time? The Bulletin
  United States US Implements Subtle but Significant Expansions of Export Controls on Russia, Belarus, and Other Countries Lexology
  United States US, Ukraine Refute Russian Bioweapons Charges Arms Control Association | The authoritative source on arms control since 1971.
  United States Zoonotic diseases like COVID-19 and monkeypox will become more common, experts say NPR
  WHO Joint statement of the United States of America and the World Health Organization on the U.S.-WHO strategic dialogue World Health Organization (WHO)
  WHO One health World Health Organization (WHO)