President Trump today announced a National Biodefense Strategy to “more effectively prepare for and combat biological threats.” The strategy, to be led by the Department of Health and Human Services, will address the “full range of biological threats, including those that are naturally occurring, deliberate, and accidental.” According to the White House, the strategy builds on lessons learned “to develop a more resilient and effective biodefense enterprise.”

Headline
Angela Hewlett, M.D., professor of infectious diseases at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and medical director of the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit,…
Headline
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response June 16 announced the launch of the Digital Stockpile and Manufacturing Response Network Challenge,…
Headline
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday issued an advisory on the Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.…
Headline
The World Health Organization May 17 declared a public health emergency of international concern due to an Ebola outbreak. The WHO said that as of May 16,…
Headline
The Utah measles outbreak has increased to 583 cases, the state’s Department of Health and Human Services reported April 7. Of those, 386 cases have been…
Headline
Cases in the Utah measles outbreak have increased to 559, the state’s Department of Health and Human Services reported March 31. The agency said 362 cases have…