News

In a partnership with Chemical and Bio-Defense Testbed (CBT), the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate is making strides to keep New York safer by adding biosensors to the New York Subway system.

Researchers using using mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria, cut Dengue fever cases by 77 percent and reduced the number of infected people requiring hospital care by 86 percent.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a drug, developed by the biopharmaceutical company Chimerix, called Tambexa (brincidofovir) for Smallpox therapy. To read more, click the blue button!

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic environment experts warn of the potential security gaps and leaks of high threat biological agents from laboratories across the globe.

Turkey's Health Ministry announced that 13 people have been killed by Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF). CCHF cases are concentrated in the northern parts of central Anatolia, the central areas of the Black Sea region, and north of the eastern Anatolia region.

The World Health Organization (WHO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Switzerland to create a WHO BioHub Facility. The new facility is designed to enhance the rapid sharing of virus and pathogen information. The current COVID-19 pandemic and previous outbreaks underscore the need for such a facility.

A recent study conducted by Public Health England (PHE) analyzed the effectiveness of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca Vaccines against the new SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 variant from India. It was concluded that the two dose vaccines were highly effective against the variant.

Biosecurity and biosafety include disinfecting practices. Read this article to learn more about how smartphones were contaminated with staphylococci and why it is important.

The Philippines has declared a state of emergency as African swine fever spreads. As of May 05, it has reached 12 regions and 46 provinces.

The eradication of smallpox created a national security threat and potential public health disaster. The end of vaccinations in civilian populations made smallpox a more dangerous bioweapon. Understanding this unintended consequence, can inform a better understanding of the relationship between public health and national security.