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The daily Biosecurity Briefing was launched on February 9, 2009. Prior to that, the Center for Biosecurity published a weekly edition of the same name. We have retained limited archives of the weekly.

On March 9, 2009, we changed the name of this publication to Biosecurity News in Brief.
We retain up to 30 days of the daily News in Brief in our archive, which is accessible through the date links below.


    

July 2, 2009

News in Brief: WHO pandemic update • H1N1 vaccine • Mexico H1N1 forum • Prepandemic vaccine • Flu in Argentina • ECDC flu conference • FBI anthrax review • H5N1 vaccine • Malaria vaccine • TB vaccine • Nuclear disarmament • Climate change.

July 1, 2009

News in Brief: Tamiflu and H1N1 • H1N1 vaccine • H1N1 mixing • Swine flu parties • Tamiflu distribution • Dengue prevention • Bioweapons threat • 1918 pandemic • NKorea sanctions.

June 30, 2009

News in Brief: H1N1 WHO update • H1N1 Tamiflu resistance • H1N1 vaccine • H1N1 Illness • H1N1 in Indonesia • Influenza surveillance • D.A. Henderson smallpox eradication • Dengue trends • NKorea nuclear threat.

June 29, 2009

News in Brief: H1N1 Update • H1N1 vaccine • Antivirals • CDC update • Cookie dough E. coli • Beef recall • Mad cow in fish • Kansas Biosecurity lab • Climate bill • NK nuclear threat.

June 26, 2009

News in Brief: EUA course • H1N1 update • Workplace guidance • Flu database • U.S. H1N1 cases • Japanese Encephalitis vaccination • Seasonal flu vaccination strategy • Emergency preparedness communications • Chemical security bill.

June 25, 2009

News in Brief: H1N1 flu meeting • Indonesia confirms H1N1 cases • Homeland Security spending • FDA focus on transparency • Treatment for avian flu patients • North Korea nuclear war.

June 24, 2009

News in Brief: H1N1 Vaccine Contract • WHO update • H1N1 travel impact • Epidemic sans frontieres • H1N1 origins questioned • Ebola infection blocked in cells • Senate approves NBAF funds • HIV Testing Day Statement • Strengthening Security of Select Agents • New cyber command • Obama urges climate change bill • Bioterrorism detection market.

June 23, 2009

News in Brief: Pandemic response • WHO H1N1 update • DoD pandemic role • Pandemic funding • MRSA infections • Anthrax antibiotics study • DNA and disease.

June 22, 2009

News in Brief: WHO H1N1 flu update 51 • CDC H1N1 update • EU on flu • WHO polio eradication • Interferon and H5N1 • H5N1 vaccine • Ecoli in dough • Social networking • FSU threat reduction • Rad detection monitors.

June 19, 2009

News in Brief: Updates on 2009 H1N1 Influenza (A) • DHS continuity of operations exercise • FEMA planning base camps • Global call to protect schools and hospitals in disasters • “Davos” of global health.

June 18, 2009

News in Brief: Multiple updates on 2009 H1N1 Influenza(A) • Fort Detrick lab inventory • 4th human case of plague • Food safety reform • Cybersecurity • N. Korea’s rogue nuclear program.

June 17, 2009

News in Brief: Avian flu, China • New H1N1 strain reported • H1N1 complications • Swine flu vaccine • Zika virus outbreak • Bubonic plague in Libya • Hamburg & Sharfstein on FDA as public health agency • DHS preparedness grants • Vaccine development • Meaningful use of EHRs • White House report on climate change.

June 16, 2009

News in Brief: Influenza A(H1N1) update • Flu pandemic deaths linked to poor public health • Support grows for DHS tech budget • Cyber attacks on Israel • UK cyber security • Obama to host S. Korean leader • Asia and climate change.

June 15, 2009News in Brief: Mexican tourism • Influenza highlights supply chain problems • U.S. vaccine plan • H1N1 vaccine production • Novartis declines WHO request for free vaccine • FDA approves shelf life extension for BioThrax • New lab for Alaska • IOM report on assessing medical preparedness • NKorea uranium plan.
June 12, 2009

News in Brief: WHO flu update • HHS/DHS pandemic press release • Novartis produces flu vaccine • H1N1 vaccine production • IHR for pandemic • H1N1 study • Dengue outbreaks • Poultry and outbreaks • Biodefense center funded • NKorea nuclear test • Russia nuclear talks.

June 11, 2009

News in Brief: WHO declares pandemic • H1N1 update • Hong Kong flu vaccine • Health disparities • Anthrax vaccine shelf-life extension • SIGA funding from DTRA • Cybersecurity.

June 10, 2009

News in Brief: WHO ‘very close’ to declaring pandemic • Quarantine in Egypt • Scotland vaccinating all children • HSGAC approves nomination of Rand Beers for DHS post • Asia-Pacific officials meet on biosecurity • Climate change and migration.

June 9, 2009

News in Brief: H1N1 severity • Flu strategies for parents • Canada funds flu research • Terror suspect interested in bioweapons • Japan to use cell phones in pandemic • Defining pandemic • NIAID funds centers of excellence • CDC genomic network • Defining global health • WHO recommends rotavirus vaccine • Iran and nuclear weapons.

June 8, 2009

News in Brief: WMD Commission criticizes flu vaccine funding plan • Nagin quarantined in China • CDC will continue focus on H1N1 flu virus • H1N1 spreads in Australia • Dengue model • Obama pressuring Congress on healthcare and global warming • NK warning boats away from coast.

June 5, 2009

News in Brief: 2009 H1N1 Influenza updates—WHO, CDC, new deaths, evaluation of response,  vaccine candidate, vaccination priorities for the future • Ricin recovered from WA home • FDA transparency task force • NIH tests radiation treatment • Global burden of TB • Pistachio recalled-possible salmonella contamination • FDA awards food safety grants to 3 states.

June 4, 2009

News in Brief: World Bank pandemic funds • USDA provides seed for veterinary H1N1 vaccine • TFAH H1N1 lessons report • FDA increased authority • Funding for cell-based vaccine plant • New antimicrobial • H1N1 antiviral research.

June 3, 2009

News in Brief: WHO H1N1 update • H1N1 spreads in Australia • California H1N1 deaths • CDC flu guidance for the deaf • DHS preparedness grants • Funding request for Anthrax drug • HFV detection kits • Digital journal library • BSE cattle regulations • Cybersecurity appointments.

June 2, 2009News in Brief: Swine flu updates • Review of U.S. gov secrecy • FEMA • New antiviral • Climate talks • North Korea • Cybersecurity.
June 1, 2009

News in Brief: WHO and CDC influenza updates • Novel A (H1N1) flu vaccine • USDA research on swine flu • New malaria agent • WHO urges hospital prep for emergencies • NIAID awards Ventner 5-yr contract • Tufts BSL-3 lab completed • Neglected tropical diseases • Malaria vaccine • HIT • Fatwa on use of WMD • U.S./Russia arms talks.

May 29, 2009

News in Brief: WHO H1N1 case update • H1N1 in Austrailia • Flu spreads in Chile • Managing a pandemic • New virus in Africa • EPA approves pesticide for anthrax decontamination • Malaria parasites resistant to drugs • New H5N1 recombinant vaccine virus • Food security • North Korea nuclear test.

May 28, 2009

News in Brief: Update on 2009 H1N1 influenza—NY deaths, lessons, vaccine • Dengue fever • Avian influenza • Burden of nosocomial infections • Patents for genes • U.S. cybersecurity czar • Biolab cybersecurity.

May 27, 2009

News in Brief: Lessons from 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) • Mexican tourism • Homeland Security/National Security staffs merged • New FDA focus • Canadian smuggles Ebola • Report on DoD’s bio labs • N. Korean nuclear threat • Push for action on climate change.

May 26, 2009

News in Brief: 2009 H1N1 Update • WHO’s alerting rules • Lessons from past pandemics • Genetic characteristics • Vaccine • Antiviral resistance • Eczema vaccinatum • Colorado flu hospitalizations • Food Safety website • Vaccination refusal • Sparvax strategy to FDA • Yellow fever vaccine • N. Korea nuclear test.

May 22, 2009

News in Brief: Outbreak in Japan • Next steps • Mexico ends alert • Japan screening and detection • WHO High-Level Consultation • UK response criticized • Immunity in older populations • HHS/Sesame Street team for education • Vaccine progress • Malaria prevention in malnourished • NSABB Dual-use research report • WHO World Health Statistics • Energy and National Security.

May 21, 2009

News in Brief: H1N1 Outbreak Highlights Military Preparedness • U.S. H1N1 Deaths Increase • WHO H1N1 Update • SAGE H1N1 Vaccine Recommendations • PV in Military Smallpox Vaccinee • NIH Launches Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases • Legal, Regulatory Options for Countermeasure • Flu Shot Ineffective for Asthmatic Children • 1918 Pandemic Lessons • HGSI Submits BLA for ABthrax • PEPFAR in Africa.