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New SHIELD Project to Modernize U.S. Preparedness Systems Through Innovation and Leadership
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New SHIELD Project to Modernize U.S. Preparedness Systems Through Innovation and Leadership | Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
The SHIELD Initiative is a new effort designed to drive innovation through actionable plans, policies, and tools that strengthen our collective readiness for the future.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:15 PM
New SHIELD Project to Modernize U.S. Preparedness Systems Through Innovation and Leadership
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Food Defense in the Special Event Environment
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Food Defense in the Special Event Environment - Domestic Preparedness
Food is often overlooked in special event security, even though it is a critical ingredient of special events and operates largely outside security perimeters. Food defense is a coordination problem, ...
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January 28, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Food Defense in the Special Event Environment
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Major Risks to Swine Sectors from Vitamin and Amino Acid Supply Chain Gaps | @FarmsNews m.farms.com/ag-industry-...
Major Risks to Swine Sectors from Vitamin and Amino Acid Supply Chain Gaps | Farms.com
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January 28, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Major Risks to Swine Sectors from Vitamin and Amino Acid Supply Chain Gaps | @FarmsNews m.farms.com/ag-industry-...
From application to publication: K-State Libraries' Open Publishing Exchange offers researchers support
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From application to publication: K-State Libraries' Open Publishing Exchange offers researchers support
K-State Libraries is strengthening support for researchers through the Open Publishing Exchange, which helps faculty navigate publishing options, data management and federal public-access requirements...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:03 PM
From application to publication: K-State Libraries' Open Publishing Exchange offers researchers support
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Wild boar and African swine fever: How big should zones be?
Study highlights the need to establish adaptive, context-specific restricted zones to combat ASF outbreaks
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Study highlights the need to establish adaptive, context-specific restricted zones to combat ASF outbreaks
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Wild boar and African swine fever: How big should zones be?
Study highlights the need to establish adaptive, context-specific restricted zones to combat ASF outbreaks.
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January 23, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Wild boar and African swine fever: How big should zones be?
Study highlights the need to establish adaptive, context-specific restricted zones to combat ASF outbreaks
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Study highlights the need to establish adaptive, context-specific restricted zones to combat ASF outbreaks
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University of Oxford launches world’s first Phase II Nipah virus vaccine trial
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World's first Phase II Nipah virus vaccine trial launch | University
The trial will assess the safety and immune response of the ChAdOx1 NipahB vaccine, developed by scientists from Oxford's Pandemic Sciences Institute (PSI), in a region where the virus causes
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January 22, 2026 at 4:24 AM
University of Oxford launches world’s first Phase II Nipah virus vaccine trial
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Screwworm threat grows near Texas border
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Screwworm threat grows near Texas border
Texas officials urge livestock producers to increase monitoring after third screwworm case confirmed just 215 miles from border.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Screwworm threat grows near Texas border
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Toward Sustainable Food and Agriculture Systems: A Systems-Based Biosecurity Perspective Informed by a Land Grant University
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Toward Sustainable Food and Agriculture Systems: A Systems-Based Biosecurity Perspective Informed by a Land Grant University - HSToday
Download the PDF version of this article here. Sustainability Beyond Production Sustainable food and agriculture (Fd+Ag) systems are often framed around three pillars: ecological soundness, economic v...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Toward Sustainable Food and Agriculture Systems: A Systems-Based Biosecurity Perspective Informed by a Land Grant University
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North American Bee Strategy
A coordinated, continent-wide plan to protect honey bees, strengthen the viability of professional beekeeping, and safeguard food security across the United States and Canada.
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A coordinated, continent-wide plan to protect honey bees, strengthen the viability of professional beekeeping, and safeguard food security across the United States and Canada.
honeybeehealthcoalition.org/nabs/
North American Bee Strategy - Honey Bee Health Coalition
Four major North American beekeeping organizations have released the first-ever North American Bee Strategy, a coordinated, continent-wide plan to protect honey bees, strengthen the viability of profe...
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January 14, 2026 at 1:49 PM
North American Bee Strategy
A coordinated, continent-wide plan to protect honey bees, strengthen the viability of professional beekeeping, and safeguard food security across the United States and Canada.
honeybeehealthcoalition.org/nabs/
A coordinated, continent-wide plan to protect honey bees, strengthen the viability of professional beekeeping, and safeguard food security across the United States and Canada.
honeybeehealthcoalition.org/nabs/
Global Chikungunya Outbreak Highlights Importance of Military Health Readiness
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Global Chikungunya Outbreak Highlights Importance of Military Health Readiness
USU News: the online source for news and updates from the Uniformed Services University
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January 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Global Chikungunya Outbreak Highlights Importance of Military Health Readiness
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Biodefense is core defense www.defensenews.com/opinion/2026...
Biodefense is core defense
Opinion: It's crucial that NATO nations quantify their biological defense activities and count them toward NATO's 3.5% core defense spending target.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Biodefense is core defense www.defensenews.com/opinion/2026...
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"Aptamers, synthetic nucleic acid sequences that bind to targets like antibodies, offer a solution to biodefense bottlenecks: diagnostics that can be developed in weeks, manufactured with sub-cellular systems, and distributed+stored at a fraction of the cost."
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Diagnostics as Deterrence: Modernizing Biosecurity with Aptamer Technology - The Council on Strategic Risks
Aptamer-based diagnostics could be the key to achieving this, offering faster, cheaper, and more scalable pathogen detection than traditional antibody-based tests.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
"Aptamers, synthetic nucleic acid sequences that bind to targets like antibodies, offer a solution to biodefense bottlenecks: diagnostics that can be developed in weeks, manufactured with sub-cellular systems, and distributed+stored at a fraction of the cost."
🧬 Learn more with CSR's Brian O'Neil:
🧬 Learn more with CSR's Brian O'Neil:
From mycotoxin blood testing to phages: Top 10 Feed Strategy articles of 2025
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Feed Innovation 2025: Mycotoxins, Phages & Trends
Discover the most impactful feed strategy articles of 2025, highlighting breakthrough technologies and transformative approaches in animal nutrition.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:31 PM
From mycotoxin blood testing to phages: Top 10 Feed Strategy articles of 2025
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Every bite of food begins with the soil beneath our feet. 🌱
Healthy soil gives life to our food, our water, and our planet. Yet decades of industrial farming have stripped much of it of its vitality and much of our planet’s resilience.
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Healthy soil gives life to our food, our water, and our planet. Yet decades of industrial farming have stripped much of it of its vitality and much of our planet’s resilience.
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The Need To GROW | Watch the full film – free!
Can we feed the world without destroying it?! Rosario Dawson’s award-winning film The Need To GROW shows the SOLUTIONS — and the real stories of the game-changing innovators behind them.
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January 3, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Every bite of food begins with the soil beneath our feet. 🌱
Healthy soil gives life to our food, our water, and our planet. Yet decades of industrial farming have stripped much of it of its vitality and much of our planet’s resilience.
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Watch here: frn.co/4qLtCSk
Healthy soil gives life to our food, our water, and our planet. Yet decades of industrial farming have stripped much of it of its vitality and much of our planet’s resilience.
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Watch here: frn.co/4qLtCSk
Sixteen Biosecurity Threats Putting U.S. Agriculture, Food Prices, And Farmers At Risk wherethefoodcomesfrom.com/sixteen-bios...
Sixteen Biosecurity Threats Putting U.S. Agriculture, Food Prices, And Farmers At Risk - Where The Food Comes From
A new report identifies 16 major pest and disease threats costing U.S. agriculture billions and driving up food prices nationwide.
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December 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Sixteen Biosecurity Threats Putting U.S. Agriculture, Food Prices, And Farmers At Risk wherethefoodcomesfrom.com/sixteen-bios...
Researchers Explore mRNA Vaccine Technology for Protection Against Poultry Diseases morningagclips.com/researchers-...
Researchers Explore mRNA Vaccine Technology for Protection Against Poultry Diseases
Explore the new mRNA vaccine platform aimed at combating poultry viruses like infectious bronchitis and laryngotracheitis.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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K-State biosecurity center secures grant to boost animal disease preparedness training
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K-State biosecurity center secures grant to boost animal disease preparedness training
K-State's National Agricultural Biosecurity Center will utilize a new USDA grant to lead multistate tabletop exercises and workbooks that will immerse extension professionals in realistic animal disea...
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December 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
K-State biosecurity center secures grant to boost animal disease preparedness training
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5 Livestock Diseases That Could Impact U.S. Food Security and Economic Stability
Prevention, detection and long-term control of these diseases are key to avoiding a $300-billion impact.
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Prevention, detection and long-term control of these diseases are key to avoiding a $300-billion impact.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
5 Livestock Diseases That Could Impact U.S. Food Security and Economic Stability
Prevention, detection and long-term control of these diseases are key to avoiding a $300-billion impact.
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Prevention, detection and long-term control of these diseases are key to avoiding a $300-billion impact.
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ASF-infected boar carcass was deliberately dumped and may be “eastern sabotage”, says Poland
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ASF-infected boar carcass was deliberately dumped and may be "eastern sabotage", says Poland
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December 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
ASF-infected boar carcass was deliberately dumped and may be “eastern sabotage”, says Poland
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African swine fever (ASF) has now reached more 69 countries and territories. Controlling and eradicating it is anything but simple.
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African swine fever - WOAH - World Organisation for Animal Health
African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious viral disease of domestic and wild pigs, whose mortality rate can reach 100%.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
African swine fever (ASF) has now reached more 69 countries and territories. Controlling and eradicating it is anything but simple.
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www.woah.org/en/disease/a...
One drop ahead: The power of blood biomonitoring
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One drop ahead: The power of blood biomonitoring - All About Feed
Feed tests show what could be risky. Blood tests show what is really going on. By analysing a single drop of blood, nutritionists can now see which
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December 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
One drop ahead: The power of blood biomonitoring
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Quick takes: More avian flu in Indiana, cases of New World screwworm in Mexico, rising US flu activity
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Quick takes: More avian flu in Indiana, cases of New World screwworm in Mexico, rising US flu activity
Mexico has reported 92 cases of myiasis caused by New World screwworm as of November.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Quick takes: More avian flu in Indiana, cases of New World screwworm in Mexico, rising US flu activity
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Join us tomorrow, December 9, at 10:00 am for the Commission's first meeting as part of the Atlantic Council! Discussions will focus on the importance of securing medical countermeasure supply chains and stockpiles.
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Twisted sisters: Biodefense supply chains and stockpiles
This meeting of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense explores how countries, states, and local communities can secure supply chains for medical products against disruption by adversaries and other ...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Join us tomorrow, December 9, at 10:00 am for the Commission's first meeting as part of the Atlantic Council! Discussions will focus on the importance of securing medical countermeasure supply chains and stockpiles.
www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/twiste...
www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/twiste...
SHIC, DHS S&T partnership strengthens U.S. swine feed biosecurity
Soybean products are globally traded, can pose a potential disease introduction risk if imported from African swine fever virus endemic countries.
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Soybean products are globally traded, can pose a potential disease introduction risk if imported from African swine fever virus endemic countries.
www.nationalhogfarmer.com/livestock-ma...
SHIC, DHS S&T partnership strengthens U.S. swine feed biosecurity
Soybean products are globally traded, can pose a potential disease introduction risk if imported from African swine fever virus endemic countries.
www.nationalhogfarmer.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
SHIC, DHS S&T partnership strengthens U.S. swine feed biosecurity
Soybean products are globally traded, can pose a potential disease introduction risk if imported from African swine fever virus endemic countries.
www.nationalhogfarmer.com/livestock-ma...
Soybean products are globally traded, can pose a potential disease introduction risk if imported from African swine fever virus endemic countries.
www.nationalhogfarmer.com/livestock-ma...
College of Veterinary Medicine appoints David Renter as associate dean for research and graduate programs
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College of Veterinary Medicine appoints David Renter as associate dean for research and graduate programs
David Renter has been appointed as the associate dean for research programs and graduate studies in the College of Veterinary Medicine, effective Dec. 21. A longtime faculty member in the college, he ...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
College of Veterinary Medicine appoints David Renter as associate dean for research and graduate programs
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