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Effectiveness of international virtual training on biorisk management in the context of COVID-19

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in enormous increases in laboratory activities to keep pace with diagnostic testing and research efforts. However, traditional training, technical assistance, and capacity-building approaches were disrupted ...
Shamsul Arfin Qasmi, Claire Standley, Saima Mohsin, Samreen Sarwar, Laila Malik, Fatima Aziz   +5 more
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Improvement of the Normative-Regulatory Framework Concerning Anti-Epidemic Procedures for Works with Infectious Disease Agents in Mobile Laboratories of Specialized Anti-Epidemic Teams (SAET)

Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2013
Carried out is a range of investigations aimed at the improvement of the anti-epidemic procedures for works with infectious disease agents (herein biological safety provision) in mobile laboratories of specialized anti-epidemic teams (SAET).
M. V. Gordeeva, M. N. Lyapin, I. G. Karnaukhov, E. S. Kazakova, I. N. Sharova, A. V. Toporkov   +5 more
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Determinants for Deployment of Climate-Smart Integrated Pest Management Practices: A Meta-Analysis Approach

Agriculture, 2022
Following the development and dissemination of new climate-smart agricultural technologies to farmers globally, there has been an increase in the number of socio-economic studies on the adoption of climate-smart integrated pests’ management (CS-IPM ...
Haruna Sekabira, Ghislain T. Tepa-Yotto, Rousseau Djouaka, Victor Clottey, Christopher Gaitu, Manuele Tamò, Yusuf Kaweesa, Stanley Peter Ddungu   +7 more
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The UK Biological Security Strategy: an introduction and inspiration

Zhongguo gonggong weisheng
In recent years, the emergence of novel biological threats has brought biosecurity issues to the forefront of societal concerns. The United Kingdom established the UK Biological Security Strategy in 2018, and after revisions, a new version was published ...
Yuan LIU, Shaozheng YANG, Jiamin LONG, Xuelian WU, Xinya XIE, Xiong LIU, Jinpeng GUO, Yong CHEN, Changjun WANG   +8 more
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Hantavirus Infection: a review and global update

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2008
Hantaviruses have the potential to cause two different types of diseases in human: hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS).
Zhenqiang Bi, Pierre B.H. Formenty, Cathy E. Roth   +2 more
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Adapted Live SARS‐CoV‐2 Vaccine Elicits Rapid Mucosal Immunity, Protects From Disease, and Reduces Shedding of XBB.1.5

European Journal of Immunology, Volume 56, Issue 5, May 2026.
An attenuated live vaccine (OTS‐300) expressing the XBB.1.5 Spike provided rapid and complete protection against homologous challenge in the hamster model, accompanied by fast systemic and mucosal antibody responses and markedly reduced transmission compared with XBB.1.5 mRNA vaccination.
Jana Kochmann, Tobias Britzke, Nico Joël Halwe, Lorenz Ulrich, Angele Breithaupt, G. Tuba Barut, Nadine Ebert, Bettina Salome Trüeb, Volker Thiel, Anca Dorhoi, Martin Beer, Donata Hoffmann, Björn Corleis, Jacob Schön   +13 more
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Infection of the Conceptus With African Swine Fever Virus Following Artificial Insemination in Sows: A Pathological Study

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
African swine fever virus (ASFV) has recently been shown to be transmissible via artificial insemination (AI) with contaminated semen. In this study, we performed a comprehensive pathological investigation to assess vertical transmission and infection of the conceptus.
Julia Sehl-Ewert, Virginia Friedrichs, Sandra Blome, Jianchao Wei   +3 more
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Assessing global pandemic risks from emerging infectious diseases and high containment laboratory leaks: A country‐level spatial network SIR model analysis

Risk Analysis, Volume 45, Issue 12, Page 4619-4643, December 2025.
Abstract Future pandemics could arise from several sources, notably, emerging infectious diseases (EID); and lab leaks from high containment biological laboratories (HCBL). Recent advances in infectious disease, information technology, and biotechnology provide building blocks to reduce pandemic risk if deployed intelligently.
Ross J. Tieman, Pedro Adami Oliboni, Simeon Campos   +2 more
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The Business of Pandemic Intelligence: Implications for Global Health Governance

Global Policy, Volume 16, Issue 5, Page 1039-1050, November 2025.
ABSTRACT During the Covid‐19 pandemic, tech startups emerged as important providers of pandemic intelligence, leveraging diverse data sources and advanced computational methods to advise public policy on disease spread and response strategies. This article presents a case study of two tech startups, Airfinity and BlueDot, situating their rise within ...
Katerini Tagmatarchi Storeng
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Design and Analysis of Novel HEV Vaccine Variants and Evaluation of Two Selected Candidates in a Porcine Infection Model

Liver International, Volume 45, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Hepatitis E virus (HEV) poses a significant global health concern, with millions of annual infections and a notable impact on public health. Although HEV is the leading cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide, there is a substantial lack of approved and licensed vaccines. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of several
Isabella Hrabal, Elmira Aliabadi, Saskia Weber, George Liam Ssebyatika, Thomas Krey, Cora M. Holicki, Laura Schmid, Katja Dinkelborg, Charlotte Schröder, Christine Fast, Patrick Behrendt, Martin H. Groschup, Martin Eiden   +12 more
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