(2/2) In the US, #cattle movement, low #biosecurity & shared farm equipment contributed to the spread of the virus: www.efsa.europa.eu/en/news/bird... #health
Bird flu: EFSA analyses situat...
#BioSecurity
Residents fight to keep tiny tree-killing beetle out of South Australia
By Cassandra Hough, Elsie Adamo, Selina Green, and Amelia Walters
Thousands of South Australia's trees and some crops will be threatened if a tiny beetle makes its way across the state border from WA.
#InvasiveSpecies #PestControl #AgriculturalPestControl #Pests #Biosecurity #Trees #FruitTrees #CassandraHough #ElsieAdamo #SelinaGreen # #AmeliaWalters
"The administration's actions are gutting our deterrence from biological threats," said Beth Cameron, PhD, a senior adviser to the Brown University #Pandemic Center and a former director at the White House National Security Council. "Canceling this investment is a signal that we are changing our posture on pandemic preparedness," she added, "and that is not good for the American people."
Australia willing to compromise its biosecurity arrangements* in order to negotiate with a country and president that has shown, on numerous occasions, that it will not honour any agreements.
#auspol #primaryindustries #beefimports #Biosecurity
*already under stress due to budget cuts and lax oversight at international borders.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-06/australia-could-bargain-over-beef-ban-trump/105384276
Flavien vit une journée incroyable
Alors que Noël est en approche finale, Flavien se retrouve une fois encore loin des siens. Mais il va pour la première fois de sa vie usée de l'expression "branle-bas de combat".
Il n'est pas embarqué dans un conflit armé ou une guerre, comme dans d’autres sur terre, mais un événement atypique se déroule pour débuter la journée. La patience est souvent la pièce maîtresse de la résolution des problèmes. La journée finira en beauté avec un barbecue, un tour à la bibliothèque avant de prendre son bol d'air iodé quotidien.
https://librexpression.fr/au-sein-dun-autre-monde-12-55
#astrolabe #australie #biosecurity #botaniste #explorer #Flavien #Islander #latitude #librexpression #macquarie #nature #photographer #trek #trip #zodiac
(Crédits : Flavien Saboureau)
New post: Loss Of MRNA, Bird Flu Vaccines Threatens Our Biosecurity via @forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2025/05/29/loss-of-mrna-bird-flu-vaccines-threatens-our-biosecurity/ #mRNA #BirdFlu #Covid #vaccines #RFKJr #biosecurity.
With thanks to @BethCameron_DC and @SaskiaPopescu for perspective
Africa: Africa Charts New Biosafety and Biosecurity Strategy to Tackle Cross-Border Threats: [Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in collaboration with the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), has completed a five-year review of its Biosafety and Biosecurity Initiative. The review paves the way for a new continental strategy to… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL2kqp #Africa #Biosafety #Biosecurity #HealthSecurity #PublicHealth
Want to work managing feral deer while based in beautiful Adelaide?
Apply to become the new National Feral #Deer Coordinator
iworkfor.sa.gov.au/page.php?pag...
closes: 11.06.2025
#invasivespecies #jobs #ecologyjobs #biosecurity
National Feral Deer Coordinato...
Fire ant fight escalates amid threats to biosecurity officers. #InvasiveSpecies #FireAnts #Biosecurity
New research warns of critical gaps in U.S. preparedness for African swine fever outbreaks. Urgent action needed. #ASFV #SwineHealth #Biosecurity
@maggiejk at least in part more likely lack of resources for #biosecurity and testing - although it seems they were eating raw/undercooked meat which is always going to be a risk. Even so, anthrax is still rare and folk eat beef all the time across ESEA (East and SE Asia) - Malaysia is stepping up biosecurity controls even though the part of Thailand this occured in is far away from the border..
The biosecurity officers' fight against fire ants and allegations of threats, harassment and stalking
A Glen Turner Déjà vu
“We’ve had threats of ‘If you come on my property, I’ll shoot you’. ‘If you try and come on my property, I’ll set my dog on you...Australian police are routinely escorting biosecurity officers onto private properties after they reported being threatened with dogs and guns. In cases when people were “incredibly hostile”, program staff would “proactively engage with the police to escort us and to keep the peace and to keep everyone safe in that environment, because we need to complete the treatment”
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/03/fire-ants-australia-eradication-biosecurity-officers-queensland-ntwnfb
The environmental officer Glen Turner
was shot in Croppa Creek, near Moree in 2014 investigating illegal land clearing. "There is an interweaving between the physical murder of Glen Turner, and the ecological ‘murder’ of the brigalow through the voracious demand for agricultural land." Book review: ‘The Winter Road’ by Kate Holden
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https://residentjudge.com/2022/04/09/the-winter-road-by-kate-holden/
#conservation #biosecurity #FireAnts #InvasiveSpecies #BiosecurityOfficers #OHS #biodiversity #IllegalLandClearing #GlenTurner #violence #crime #Moree #GoldCoast #Grafton #SunshineCoast #LandOwnership #IndividualPropertyRights #PossessiveIndividualism #liberalism #pseudolaw #community #pests #EnvironmentalImpacts #insecticide #EnvironmentalLaws #NSW
Securing Europe’s #BiotechFuture: How can #biosecurity drive competitiveness? [Advocacy Lab Content]: The recent Euractiv event “Securing Europe’s #BiotechFuture - How can #biosecurity drive competitiveness?” brought together key stakeholders to discuss how biosecurity can support Europe’s biotech sector. https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/video/securing-europes-biotech-future-how-can-biosecurity-drive-competitiveness/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it
TIL that "there are numerous #biosecurity zones and movement restrictions to prevent the spread of electric ants" in #Queensland
A friend of a friend in Cromwell has hosted an MPI fruit fly trap for 16 years without catching anything. Recently the trap captured its first fruit fly (a male), but we've yet to see an announcement from MPI.
Strange that.
Even worse, the MPI person who collected the trap said they've lost funding & will no longer be maintaining the traps, starting later this year.
What a dumb move. The Luxon government seems determined to save money in all the wrong places.
#Biosecurity uptake and perceived #risk of avian #influenza among people in #contact with #birds in the #UK, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/04/biosecurity-uptake-and-perceived-risk.html
The emergence of sarcoptic mange in Australian wildlife via pet dogs
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https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/114384263250656422
#wildlife #conservation #parasites #Sarcoptidae #mange #InvasiveSpecies #koalas #wombats #bandicoots #possums #roaming #pets #dogs #dogs #dogs #SettlerSociety #Biosecurity
Study: AI-Powered Research Now Prowess Outstrips Human Experts, Raising Bioweapon Risks
#AI #Virology #Biohazard #Biosecurity #DualUse #AISafety #LLMs #VCT #Research #Science #EthicsInAI #AIRegulation #AISafety #AIEthics
Study finds OpenAI’s o3 outperforms 94% of expert virologists in wet lab problem-solving—potentially accelerating research, but raising risks of misuse for bioengineering and bioweapons. The dual-use era of AI in science is here. #AI #Biosecurity #Virology #AIEthics
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