#OneHealth Lack of #BioSecurity
The viruses we are talking about in this report are #H1N1 #H3N2
"🦠🚨Virus theft raises alarms in São Paulo state

In the current climate, the last thing anyone needed was a story about scientists sneaking virus samples out of a high-security lab. Well, that’s just happened in Brazil.

Federal Police this week arrested Soledad Miller, an Argentine-born researcher affiliated with the University of Campinas (Unicamp, one of Latin America’s most prestigious universities), on suspicion of stealing biological samples from the university's virology lab. The material had been missing for 40 days. It turned out to be located no more than around 350 meters away, spread across three university labs where Miller had no authorized access.

Miller's husband, Michael Edward Miller — a veterinarian pursuing a doctorate in genetics and molecular biology at Unicamp — is also under investigation, though authorities have not specified his alleged role. The couple co-owns a biotech company called Agrotrix Biotech Solutions. Her defense has said she did not commit theft, arguing she was merely using borrowed lab space because she lacked her own."

From The Brazilian Report:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brazilian-report_virus-theft-raises-alarms-in-s%C3%A3o-paulo-activity-7442986551871160322-Vy7T

“Measures to strengthen international #biosafety and #biosecurity practices”

There is an absolute necessity for research on ‘pandemic-prone pathogens’. Studies must, however, be conducted responsibly & according to strict principles of safety & security

This piece @PLOSBiology outlines steps for global accountability

🧪 #DURC
HTTPS://plos.io/3NN7451

Just out a collaboration and fun #rstats modelling project.

Buddenhagen CE, McGrannachan C, Bourdôt G, Lamoureaux S, Garrett KA, Kaine G, Mason NWH (2026) Simple network models integrate global change, social dynamics and management interventions in biosecurity scenario analysis. NeoBiota 106: 107-139. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.106.161880

Global change and public participation are both areas of considerable uncertainty in estimating the success of biosecurity response strategies, but are poorly integrated in most available scenario analysis frameworks. We introduce INApest(), a novel #network simulation method which integrates social and global change factors, as well as pest biology and multiple management variables in scenario analyses of biosecurity responses. INApest() separates the management response into four key parameters: probability of detection; management adoption; eradication of local populations; spread reduction (e.g. through movement restrictions or hygiene measures). It also permits simulation of biosecurity responses which evolve organically as new incidences of the pest are detected and information about the pest and management technologies spread through the network. We look at Chilean needle grass Nassella neesiana management scenarios.

#rstats #biosecurity #IAS