Covert Pathogen Watch

Proper BSL facilities integrate engineering and workflow systems from the start to protect personnel and enable long-term operation.

• Risk...

Senate-released records confirm NIAID funding for a 2015 USAMRIID aerosol Ebola vaccine trial in primates, with lung pathology appearing only in...

Adding NoV B2 protein lets saRNA evade cell defences and produce far more target antigen in cultured cells without losing immune stimulation. This...

• In 1950 the Army secretly sprayed Serratia marcescens offshore to map aerosol spread over San Francisco; residents inhaled thousands of particles...

The September 23 raid on Apex Peptides and related South Dakota businesses produced no disclosed charges, seizures, or investigative targets, leaving...

The US blocked consensus on the UN pandemic preparedness declaration by objecting to references on "divisive ideologies" and virus-sample sharing...

Hybrid short- and long-read sequencing with SQANTI3 reveals isoform switching as a distinct layer of host transcriptome remodeling during influenza A...

New on-farm tests deliver H5/H7 results in 45 minutes, yet surveillance still fails without farm data sharing.

• Incentive mismatch: Growers avoid...

USAMRIID BSL-4 studies showed 100% survival in a lethal Ebola mouse model with Ampligen versus 100% mortality in controls, supporting its evaluation...

A proposed executive order would require political committee approval for NIH grants to outside researchers, replacing the scientist-led peer review...

• HPAI H5N1 confirmed in Franciscana and Clymene dolphins stranded along Brazil's coast 2023–2025
• Infections hit vulnerable and endangered species,...

Mosquito excrement is emerging as a promising substrate for pathogen detection that can warn before human cases appear.

• Mosquito toilet: 3D-printed...

The Beaudette spike protein attenuates a nephropathogenic IBV strain while allowing efficient growth in Vero cell culture instead of eggs. This dual...

H7 subtype HA drives viral attachment to sialic acid receptors and membrane fusion for cell entry, distinguishing it among 18 known influenza A HA...

The U.S. measles cases exploded from 285 in 2024 to over 3,000 by September 2026. While falling MMR coverage is a clear driver, the author questions...

A minimum number of virions entering a cell can decide whether HCMV stays dormant or triggers active infection.

• Macrophages admit far more virions...

Anthropic banned accounts after detecting a request to use Claude for a grant proposal seeking to genetically alter chikungunya virus to increase...

Pima County has recorded 22 West Nile cases this year—the highest since 2021—with officials linking the surge to increased monsoon rains creating more...

Real-time herd health intelligence from the Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project turns disease data into early detection of emerging transmission...

Influenza A, hMPV and RSV emerged as major drivers of acute respiratory infections among nursing-home residents.

• hMPV cases showed higher odds of...