When equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) swept through a Texas barrel racing event in November 2025, the consequences extended well ...

Biosafety and biosecurity are vital components of life science research. As such, funding for research with infectious agents or toxins should take into account the type of work being proposed, the ...

North Dakota State University Extension experts are urging poultry and dairy owners to review and strengthen their biosecurity plans.

The Government Accountability Office is calling on HHS to increase transparency in how it assesses and mitigates risk related to high-risk pathogen research. In a report released Feb. 19, the GAO said ...

A new, innovative online healthcare tool to help horse owners better manage and understand biosecurity risks is now available through a partnership between Equine Guelph and the Equine Disease ...

The biosecurity risks associated with an unregulated industry became evident when, in 2006, a Guardian reporter successfully ordered parts of the smallpox genome through the mail. Although ordering ...

How do you define biosecurity in the context of DNA? Peccoud: An internet search for biosecurity will return stories about security measures aimed at preventing pests or infectious agents from ...

GAO also examined how HHS agencies review and oversee the pathogen research they fund or conduct. It found that while HHS shares some information about high-risk research with federal stakeholders, ...

Sustainable food and agriculture (Fd+Ag) systems are often framed around three pillars: ecological soundness, economic viability, and social fairness. Yet in today’s interconnected, increasingly ...

GUYANA’S poultry industry is bouncing back from the disruption of Inclusion Body Hepatitis (IBH), backed by the government’s “people first” agenda to ensure ...

Australia regularly makes global headlines for its strict biosecurity rules for international travellers. Failing to declare food, animal products and plant material – from an apple, to forgotten ...