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International Biosecurity
  

Assessments of key international biosecurity dilemmas (e.g., impact on global trade, transportation interruptions, domestic vs. international political commitments), the challenges these will pose for leaders, and the means by which such problems might be addressed in advance of crises.

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Recent Developments
Includes items from the Biosecurity Briefing.

Recent Developments - International Biosecurity

Articles written by Center staff relating to international biosecurity.

  1. UK Drill Shows Need for More Basic PPE during a Pandemic (12-10-2008)

    Biosecurity Briefing: The Journal of Hospital Infection published a report on a hospital pandemic drill conducted by Wirral University Teaching Hospital of the UK, which found that the use of high-level PPE will slow operations during a pandemic.
    Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:13:34 GMThttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/avian_pandemic_flu/2008/2008-12-10-ukneedmoreppe.html

  2. WMD Commission Report Focuses on Biological and Nuclear Threats (12-10-2008)

    Biosecurity Briefing: The Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism delivered its World At Risk report. Notably, the report predicts that a WMD will be used somewhere in the world by the end of 2013.
    Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:55:51 GMThttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/govt_response/2008-12-10-wmdcomrptbionucthreats.html

  3. China Recalls Melamine-Tainted Eggs (11-03-2008)

    Biosecurity Briefing: On October 28, 2008, the Associated Press (AP) reported that Wal-Mart has pulled Select brand eggs from stores across China after chemical tests indicated that the eggs were tainted with melamine.
    Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:09:16 GMThttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/international_biosecurity/2008-11-03-chinarecallsmelamineeggs.html

 
[Biosecurity Briefing Archive]


Center Publications and Original Articles

Publications on International Biosecurity

Articles written by Center staff relating to global biosecurity.

  1. Challenges to Global Surveillance and Response to Infectious Disease Outbreaks of International Importance

    Hitchcock P, Chamberlain A, Van Wagoner M, Inglesby TV, O'Toole T. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2007; 5(3).
    Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:19:00 GMThttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/publications/2007_orig-articles/2007-09-15-challengestoglobalsurveillanceandresponse.html

  2. Removing Barriers to Global Pandemic Influenza Vaccination

    Gronvall GK, Borio L. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2006;4(2).
    Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:48:00 GMThttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/publications/2006_orig-articles/2006-06-15-removingbarrierstoglobalpandemicfluvaccination.html

  3. Atlantic Storm

    Hamilton DS, Smith BT. EMBO Reports. 2006;7:4-9.
    Sun, 15 Jan 2006 14:38:00 GMThttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/publications/2006_orig-articles/2006-01-15-atlanticstorm.html

  4. A New Role for Scientists in the Biological Weapons Convention

    Gronvall, GK. Nature Biotechnology. 2005; 23(10):1213-6.
    Sat, 15 Oct 2005 14:37:00 GMThttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/publications/2005_orig-articles/2005-10-15-newroleforscientistsinbwc.html

  5. Navigating the Storm: Report and Recommendations from the Atlantic Storm Exercise

    Smith BT, Inglesby TV, Brimmer E, et al. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2005;3(3):256-267.
    Thu, 15 Sep 2005 14:36:00 GMThttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/publications/2005_orig-articles/2005-09-15-navigatingthestorm.html

  6. The Biosecurity of Nations

    Smith, BT. Foreign Policy. 2004 Jul/Aug:87-88.
    Sun, 01 Aug 2004 18:11:00 GMThttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/publications/2004_orig-articles/2004-08-01-biosecurityofnations.html

  7. Smallpox Vaccine

    Henderson DA. In de Quadros CA , ed. Vaccines: Preventing Disease and Protecting Health. Washington, DC: Pan American Health Organization; 2004:281-286.
    Wed, 30 Jun 2004 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/publications/2004_orig-articles/2004-06-30-smallpoxvaccine.html

  8. A Complementary Approach to Bioterrorism Prevention

    Mair M, Mair JS. Nonproliferation Review. 2003;10(3):114-124.
    Sat, 01 Nov 2003 12:27:00 GMThttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/publications/2003_orig-articles/2003-11-01-complementaryapproachtobtprevention.html

  9. Commentary on Dr. Zelicoff's Epidemiological Analysis of the Aralsk Outbreak

    Henderson DA. Critical Reviews in Microbiology. 2003;29(2):169-170.
    Thu, 01 May 2003 16:49:00 GMThttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/publications/2003_orig-articles/2003-05-01-commentaryzelicoffepidemiologicalanalysisaralsk.html

  10. Biosecurity: Responsible Stewardship of Bioscience in an Age of Catastrophic Terrorism

    Kwik G, Fitzgerald J, Inglesby TV, and O'Toole T. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2003;1(1):27-35.
    Sat, 15 Mar 2003 14:25:00 GMThttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/resources/publications/2003_orig-articles/2003-03-15-biosecurityresponsiblebioscience.html

 
[Complete list of Center publications and articles on this topic]

  
Center Commentary

Ten Notable Publications of 2007 (01-10-2008)

Comments on the European Commission Green Paper on Bio-preparedness (10-01-2007)


Center Events and Scenarios

Atlantic Storm.
Washington, DC. January 14, 2005.

Bulls, Bears, Birds: Preparing the Financial Industry for a Pandemic.
New York, NY. September 23, 2005.

International Conference on Biosafety and Biorisks.
Lyon, France. March 2–3, 2005.


Multimedia

Atlantic Storm Interactive

Slide lecture: Polio Eradication: A Reconsideration of Strategy, a lecture delivered by Dr. D.A. Henderson for the John Snow Society (the 2007 Annual Pumphandle Lecture). Listen to the lecture | View the slides

  
U.S. Government Documents

U.S. government documents and reports related to international biosecurity

U.S. government documents – all topic areas

Biosecurity-related federal legislation


See Also

Biosecurity Briefing Archive: International Biosecurity

Clinicians' Biosecurity Network Report Archive: International Biosecurity

United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) Biological Weapons Convention website

BlackICE Bioterrorism International Coordination Exercise After Action Report

Exercise Common Ground: A Pandemic Influenza Exercise for the European Union Final Report (27 March 2006)

Exercise New Watchman: A Smallpox Exercise for the European Union Final Report (March 2006)

Report from ECDC on EU pandemic influenza preparedness

Drexler M. Profile: Gijs De Vries, Senior Fellow, Netherlands Institute of International Relations, and Former European Union Counter-Terrorism Coordinator. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2007;5(3):194-201. doi:10.1089/bsp.2007.0908.

Rodier G, Greenspan AL, Hughes JM, and Heymann DL. Global Public Health Security. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007;13(10):1447-1452.

Sundelius B, Grönvall J. Strategic dilemmas of biosecurity in the European Union. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2006;4(4):17–2

Dalgaard-Nielsen A, Hamilton DS. Transatlantic Homeland Security. New York: Routledge. 2005.

Ostfield ML. Bioterrorism as a foreign policy issue. SAIS Review. 2004;24:131-146.

Gouvras G. Policies in place throughout the world: actions by the European Union. Int J Infect Dis. 2004;8(S2):S21–S30.

Rindskopf Parker E, Pate B. Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1540 to combat the proliferation of biological weapons. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2005;3(2):166-173

Atlas RM, Reppy J. Globalizing biosecurity. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2005; 3(1):51-60.

International Council for the Life Sciences

National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity

World Health Organization (WHO)

Global Health Security Initiative (GHSI)

European Union

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