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Global Biodefense
U.S. Measles Cases More Than Double 2025 Levels, With South Carolina and Pennsylvania Driving the Surge
New CDC surveillance data show measles transmission across the United States has more than doubled compared to last year, with South Carolina and Pennsylvania e…
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Global Biodefense
Florida Accounts for Nearly Half the Nation’s Confirmed Acute Hepatitis C Cases, CDC Data Show
New CDC surveillance data show Florida continuing to dominate the nation’s acute hepatitis C case count by a wide margin, accounting for roughly 43% of all conf…
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Global Biodefense
Antibodies May Not Be Enough: T Cells Emerge as Key Players in Household COVID-19 Transmission
When a family member tests positive for COVID-19, most vaccinated people assume their antibody levels will determine whether they get sick. That assumption is i…
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Global Biodefense
New Antibody Test Detects H5N1 Exposure Across Birds, Cattle, and Humans With a Single Assay
As H5N1 continues turning up in animals no one expected it to infect, from dairy cattle to marine mammals to household cats, the tools available to track where…
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Global Biodefense
89 Million Americans Live Near High-Risk Chemical Facilities With No Federal Way to Vet Staff for Terrorist Ties
More than 89 million people lived or worked within two miles of a high-risk chemical facility in the U.S. as of 2025, and according to Department of Homeland Se…
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The Pandora Report
Pandora Report 9.25.2026: Syria’s Chemical Weapons Legacy, US Dual-Use Oversight & WHO Biorisk Education
Welcome to this week’s Pandora Report! This issue examines ongoing international efforts to demilitarize Syria’s residual chemical weapons arsenal and seek acco…
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The Pandora Report
Pandora Report 9.18.2026: Bird Flu Returns as Ebola Persists
Welcome to this week’s Pandora Report! This issue examines the renewed H5N1 activity as the fall season begins, the continuing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic…
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The Pandora Report
Pandora Report 9.11.2026: 25 Years After 9/11 – Biodefense Then, Now, and What Comes Next
Welcome to this week’s Pandora Report! This issue examines the evolution of U.S. biodefense 25 years after 9/11, the continuing debate over H5N1 vaccination, an…
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The Pandora Report
Pandora Report 9.04.2026: Biodefense Goes Local, H5N1 Hits Mink Farms, and AI Reshapes Bioweapons Risk
Welcome to this week’s Pandora Report! This issue examines the growing importance of local capacity in biodefense, the detection of H5N1 on a U.S. mink farm, an…
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The Pandora Report
Pandora Report 8.28.2026: Syria’s Chemical Weapons Legacy, Bird Flu, and AI-Biosecurity
Welcome to this week’s Pandora Report! This issue highlights Syria’s ongoing chemical weapons legacy; Biodefense alumna Saskia Popescu and her work in global he…
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