Guinea is situated in a region particularly prone to disease outbreaks, making this capacity building partnership in biosecurity and biosafety paramount," said Adrien Sivignon, Coordinator of INTERPOL's Bioterrorism Prevention Unit. (interpol.int)
The Canadian Biosafety Guidelines have been developed by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) as an ongoing series of biosafety and biosecurity themed guidance documents. (canada.ca)
Regulated facilities are required to develop and maintain a biosecurity plan, in accordance with the requirements established in the Canadian Biosafety Standard (CBS), 2nd Edition. (canada.ca)
The Canadian Biosafety Handbook (CBH), 2nd Edition aims to provide stakeholders with support and guidance on how to conduct biosecurity risk assessments and the core components of a robust biosecurity plan to appropriately address biosecurity risks with the pathogens and toxins in their possession. (canada.ca)
The Journal of Biosecurity, Biosafety and Biodefense Law (JBBBL) offers both a legal and scientific perspective on current issues concerning bioterrorism, public health and safety, and national security. (degruyter.com)
Biodefense3
FAS has just released our internet resource for biosecurity policy, bioterrorism information, and biodefense research. (fas.org)
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science. (apus.edu)
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science 4(3):276-286. (nationalacademies.org)
Preparedness and response2
The Pandemic and Biosecurity Policy Program is an educational, research, and policy program targeting current challenges in pandemic and bioterrorism preparedness and response. (tamu.edu)
As a specialist in biosecurity and bioterrorism preparedness and response, as well as an emergency medicine physician, Boukhman has toured labs around the world where bioweapons were once developed. (stanford.edu)
Infectious disease3
Eleven new high-level biocontainment research laboratories are being funded by NIH primarily for research purposes, but they would also be available to assist in public health response to bioterrorism or infectious disease emergencies. (archives.gov)
We have developed course work in infectious disease, pandemics, and bioterrorism for students of the Bush School and are in the process of developing an academic concentration that would allow our students to specialize in this topic area. (tamu.edu)
Consisting of 11 globally recognised experts with deep knowledge in the areas of science, medical practise, medical research, public health, infectious disease, biosecurity and maritime operations, the Panel serves as an example of our commitment to protecting our guests, crew and the communities we visit. (ncl.com)
Potential bioterrorism agents1
Research paper provides pathogen incidences for potential bioterrorism agents in the Netherlands from 2009 to 2019. (news-medical.net)
They also provide important information on select agents, the Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention and new approaches to biosecurity. (fas.org)
Bioterrorism is an urgent and growing threat to U.S. national security, and the lethality of biological weapons mirrors that of nuclear weapons. (centerforhealthsecurity.org)
Some of the biomanufacturing risks may not be as prevalent in traditional manufacturing including exposure to biological hazards, such as biologically-derived toxins, prions, and laboratory acquired infections, biosecurity, bioterrorism, cryogens, UV radiation, and autoclaves. (cdc.gov)
Biowarfare1
In a commentary on the biosecurity controversy surrounding recent publication of bird flu research details, a bioethicist and a vaccine expert at Johns Hopkins reaffirm that "all scientists have an affirmative ethical obligation to avoid contributing to the advancement of biowarfare and bioterrorism" but that there are not sufficient structures in place to evaluate potential societal risks. (jhu.edu)
20201
The final event took place in Conakry on 1-2 December 2020 and charted a path forward for INTERPOL's Bioterrorism Prevention Unit to continue to engage with the Guinean instructors to ensure continuous development. (interpol.int)
Threat3
The site includes an interactive map that provides the locations of both operational and planned laboratories in the U.S. The organizations linked on the site present a wide array of perspectives on what actions individual scientists, research institutions, science journals, the public, and government can do to minimize the threat of bioterrorism while maximizing the benefits of life science research. (fas.org)
Bioterrorism threat could make some research too â sensitiveâ to disclose. (nationalacademies.org)
Through her description of major grants that represented the foundation's investments in civilian preparedness, public health law, law enforcement, air filtering in buildings, influenza preparedness, and business preparedness, she constructed, for a nontechnical audience, a chronicle of early gains in US efforts to confront the threat of bioterrorism. (centerforhealthsecurity.org)
Advancement1
I ask whether the enhancement of biosecurity and the advancement of bioscience should be accepted as divergent or might yet be made complementary, so as to be accomplished jointly. (virtualbiosecuritycenter.org)
Pandemic2
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how law enforcement globally has had to step up its involvement in outbreak response and better coordinate with health authorities," said Fanny Ewann, a Specialized Officer in INTERPOL's Bioterrorism Prevention Unit in charge of implementing Project RHINO. (interpol.int)
When you take the perspective that both science and security experts are trying to prevent a global lethal pandemic, the problem becomes one of benefit-risk assessment and risk management," said Faden, who draws on her experience as a member of the Fink Committee convened by the National Research Council in 2001 to create a roadmap for evaluating biosecurity risks. (jhu.edu)
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the subsequent mailing of letters contaminated with anthrax bacterial spores, there has been a growing concern over bioterrorism. (armscontrol.org)
Risks1
Authors Ruth R. Faden and Ruth A. Karron say that adequate assessment of those risks requires "prospective review by an international body with a range of expertise, including, in this case, influenza virology and biosecurity. (jhu.edu)
The collaborative relationship between the United States and Canada in sharing laboratory resources was touted as a valuable mechanism for providing North American biosecurity. (avma.org)
Dr. Steven Hinrichs is Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology and Microbiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Centre in Omaha, Director of the University of Nebraska Centre for Biosecurity and the former Director of the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory (NPHL). (ncl.com)
Guidance1
The Developing a Comprehensive Biosecurity Plan guideline elaborates on a number of the biosecurity topics introduced in the CBH and serves as a resource for stakeholders seeking additional information and guidance to establish a more detailed and robust biosecurity plan. (canada.ca)
Security4
Bioterrorism, foreign animal diseases, and other security-related topics were the dominant themes of the evening. (avma.org)
In addition to being a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Dr. Gronvall is an Associate Editor of the journal Health Security (formerly Biosecurity and Bioterrorism ). (centerforhealthsecurity.org)
A second major research focus of Mahmoud's is bioterrorism and the interrelation of science and security. (princeton.edu)
Currently he is a member of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, overseen by the National Institutes of Health, and the Committee on Scientific Communications and National Security of the National Academy of Sciences. (princeton.edu)
Journal2
From this work, conducted in collaboration with Leonard J. Marcus and Joseph Henderson, the idea of Meta-leadership originated and was published in the journal Biosecurity & Bioterrorism. (wikipedia.org)
Edited by an international board of leading scholars from all the continents, our journal is aware that bioterrorism related issues are global problems. (degruyter.com)
Research2
The Fink Committee's recommendations led to the creation of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, which touched off the current controversy over H5N1 (popularly known as "bird flu") research by calling for the redaction of details explaining how a version of the virus that is readily transmissible in ferrets was produced. (jhu.edu)
http://www.wpro.who.int/health_research/documents/Health_in_Asia_and_the_Pacific/en/ [accessed 22 February 2018]. (who.int)
Policy1
Bringing together experts from government, industry, and academia, the CNAS Biotech Task Force develops pragmatic policy recommendations to address acute biosecurity challenges such as bioterrorism and bolster American competitiveness across the biotechnology landscape-from synthetic biology to pharmaceuticals to genomic editing. (cnas.org)
Public2
Public health systems are already much stronger and better prepared for bioterrorism and other mass casualty incidents. (archives.gov)
This includes 47 state and local public health labs at the BSL-3 biosecurity level, four times the number in 1999. (archives.gov)
Benefits1
Stewardship or Censorship: Balancing Biosecurity, the Publicâ s Health, and the Benefits of Scientific Openness. (nationalacademies.org)