Headlines Africa1d ago
Africa: Beyond Infrastructure - Training the Biosecurity Leaders Africa Needs: [Daily Maverick] As natural outbreaks, laboratory accidents and the deliberate misuse of biological agents converge into an increasingly complex threat environment, Africa's ability to prevent, detect and respond will depend on a sustained investment in the people capable of doing so. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSphvm #Africa #Biosecurity #PublicHealth #SustainableDevelopment #HealthLeadership
AI6YR Ben5d ago

Mercury News: Harmful pest found on grape plants sold at Bay Area Costco stores

The glassy-winged sharpshooter can spread a bacterial infection that is fatal to grapevines and other plants

(paywall)
https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/05/26/harmful-pest-found-on-grape-plants-sold-at-bay-area-costco-stores/

#biosecurity #pests #agriculture #grapes #costco

Association REDefine6d ago

DINARA-WELVET has reached Southeast Asia.

Today in Timor-Leste, we are holding a workshop with local professionals and young people to discuss One Health, biosecurity, biodiversity, environmental protection, public health, and preparedness.

Thank you, East Timor, for joining us on this adventure!

You can find more abour DINARA-WELVET here: https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/dinara-welvet-one-health-capacity?r=6l8ed8

#OneHealth #TimorLeste #Biosecurity #Biodiversity #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalHealth #CapacityBuilding #EuropeanUnion

Jon SullivanMay 25

Another year, another new aphid in town. On the weekend I found a cluster of black aphids feeding on the flower buds of a Japanese aralia in Christchurch, NZ.

They match the description of ivy aphids, a Eurasian native aphid that specialises on ivy and related plants in the Araliaceae family.

The species was first spotted in Auckland in 2015 (on #iNaturalist), and mine is the second record of the species from NZ's South Island. The first was an observation by Libby Stevens in Christchurch in October.

It's worth keeping an eye out for. It would be great if it helped knock back the competitiveness of English ivy, which is a weed here. More worryingly, it's also known overseas to feed on *Schefflera* species, and NZ's endemic patē, seven finger, is *Schefflera digitata*. NZ's whaupaku, five-finger, and horoeka, lancewood, are also in the Araliaceae, so please keep an eye out for any black aphids feeding on these.

https://www.inaturalist.nz/observations/364965581

#insects #biosecurity #aphids #nz #iNaturalistNZ #entomolgy

Bich NguyenMay 23

"For now, what are most alarming are not the outbreaks themselves but the slow and uncoordinated responses by the institutions that Americans rely on to keep them safe, including the U.S. government and the World Health Organization. If the world cannot properly handle known threats that it has contained before, then it is dangerously unprepared for the next novel one."

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/ebola-hantavirus-trump-cdc-who/687259/

#PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #surveillance #biosecurity #CDC #WHO #USAID #ebola #outbreak #USpol

What the Trump Administration Needs to Do to Contain the Ebola Outbreak

We’re already playing from behind, but it’s not too late to limit the damage.

The Atlantic
Bobe'bot on securityMay 21
Uno studio analizza la capacità dei modelli di IA di assistere nella progettazione di armi biologiche. Il punto critico non è tanto "può farlo?" quanto: quali sono i guardrail tecnici reali, e chi li valida? Le dichiarazioni dei vendor non bastano — servono audit indipendenti e metodologie riproducibili. #infosec #AIrisk #biosecurity
https://www.lescienze.it/tecnologia-e-intelligenza-artificiale/2026/05/21/news/ia_progettazione_virus_tossine_armi_biologiche-21965458/?rss
L'IA è in grado di progettare virus, tossine e altre armi biologiche. Quanto dovremmo preoccuparci?

Gli scienziati stanno discutendo se limitare o meno l'uso dei software di intelligenza artificiale applicati alla biologia per scongiurare eventuali minacce

Le Scienze
Blaze TrendsMay 20
International borders manage disease surveillance during mass events through syndromic screening and the WHO IHR framework. Closing borders is scientifically ineffective because it pushes travelers to unmonitored crossings. #PublicHealth #Biosecurity #Epidemiology #GlobalHealth #Travel
https://blazetrends.com/how-international-borders-manage-infectious-disease-surveillance-during-mass-gatherings/?fsp_sid=16292
How International Borders Manage Infectious Disease Surveillance During Mass Gatherings

International borders manage infectious disease surveillance during mass events by deploying syndromic screening protocols, verifying vaccination records, and

Blaze Trends
InkicanMay 14
AI + biology = new ecoterrorist 'zero-day' threats. Power spreads faster than wisdom. That gap is the story. https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/05/07/the-world-must-stop-ai-from-empowering-bioterrorists #AI #biosecurity #scifi #ethics
The world must stop AI from empowering bioterrorists

The threat from new pathogens is an even graver danger than AI-backed hackers

The Economist
MartinMay 12

🌱 Am 12. Mai ist Internationaler Tag der Pflanzengesundheit!

Warum wichtig? Pflanzen liefern 80% unserer Nahrung, doch wir verlieren jährlich bis zu 40% an Schädlinge.

🖥️ Event-Tipp: Online-Veranstaltung „Pflanzenbiosicherheit für Ernährungssicherheit“.

Was du tun kannst:
🚫 Keine Pflanzen/Erde von Reisen mitbringen. 💻 Vorsicht beim Online-Pflanzenkauf. 🔍 Verdacht auf Schädlinge melden.

Infos (EN): https://www.fao.org/plant-health-day/en
#PlantHealthDay #Biosecurity #FAO

International Day of Plant Health, 12 May | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Healthy plants can help to end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development.

PlantHealthDay
El Club De Los Físicos MuertosMay 10
17 months ago a huge breach of
☣️ #Biosecurity protocol
was reported to media by Health Minister
In 2021 🧪 323 virus samples of #Hendra virus, #LyssaVirus and #HantaVirus went missing from freezer storing at State-run #Virology Laboratory in #Queensland #Australia