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Ebola

Enhanced Ebola screening.

Why this Ebola outbreak in Uganda might be more worrisome than others

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

A health care worker in China waits for a coronavirus patient.

Trump touts biodefense strategy but slashes funding to detect and combat outbreaks like coronavirus

By Matt Field | Biosecurity, Disruptive Technologies

Of quarantines and robots: How smart are US and Chinese efforts to combat the Wuhan coronavirus?

By Saskia Popescu | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies

Nina Pham is discharged from the hospital.

Outbreaks of lethal diseases happen regularly. The US government just cut funding for the hospitals that deal with them

By Saskia Popescu | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies

Ebola screening in Guinea in 2014.

Ebola makes a very convincing case for global cooperation

By Elisabeth Eaves | Biosecurity, What We’re Reading

The Trump’s administration’s misaligned approach to national biodefense

By Reid Kirby | Biosecurity

Fear factor: The unseen perils of the Ebola outbreak

By James M. Shultz, Benjamin M. Althouse, Florence Baingana, Janice L. Cooper, Maria Espinola, Michael Greene, Zelde Espinel, Clyde B. McCoy, Laurie Mazurik, Andreas Rechkemmer | Uncategorized

Biosecurity: The opportunities and threats of industrialization and personalization

By Gigi Kwik Gronvall | Biosecurity

Winning the battle against emerging pathogens: A Nigerian response

By Oyewale Tomori | Biosecurity