Nebraska Public Health Lab reaccredited by College of American Pathologists
The Nebraska Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) recently underwent an inspection of its patient care, quality control, and other critical facets and was subsequently reaccredited by the College of American Pathologists. The reaccreditation places the lab among 7,700 other accredited facilities... Read More »
New IAEA-managed low-enriched uranium bank opens in Kazakhstan
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in conjunction with the Government of Kazakhstan and the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), recently opened a new low-enriched uranium bank in Kazakhstan to provide countries that are developing nuclear power plants with uranium without incurring the... Read More »
Interpol hosts capacity building training event for southeast Asian nations in Singapore
A five-day training course aimed at building the capacity of countries in southeast Asia to address border management issues tied to illicit immigration and human trafficking was recently hosted by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) at its Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI)... Read More »
Air Force, NNSA conduct second B61-12 gravity bomb test
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) recently completed tests of its B61-12 gravity bombs at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada. Dropped from an F-15E aircraft, the tests sought to evaluate the weapon’s non-nuclear... Read More »
Border patrol discovers smuggling tunnel, arrests 30
After arresting 30 illegal aliens near the Otay Mesa port of entry in the San Diego sector, U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered a tunnel apparently being used to smuggle illegal aliens into the United States. The agents encountered 30 people including 23 Chinese nationals and seven Mexican... Read More »
Department of Homeland Security holds hiring event for veterans
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently held a two-day hiring event in an effort to employ hundreds of veterans for both mission critical and support positions. Thousands of veterans attended the event, called Continue Your Service to America. “Hiring veterans is a top priority... Read More »
African health, veterinary and wildlife experts gather in Vienna to address disease outbreaks
A meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assembled experts in human and animal health last week to address early warning systems for animal-to-human (zoonotic) disease outbreaks. “Early detection is the key,” Trevor Shoemaker, a CDC epidemiologist formerly based in Uganda,... Read More »
WHO confirms four cases of chikungunya virus in southeastern France
Four confirmed cases of chikungunya virus were recently been diagnosed in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France as of Aug. 23, 2017 with one probable and eight suspected cases, according to a recent announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO). According to WHO,... Read More »Mathematical model predicted when cholera epidemic would peak in war-torn Yemen
A recently developed mathematical model accurately forecasted that a large-scale cholera outbreak would peak in war-torn Yemen by early July 2017, triggering more than 750,000 cases. The model was developed by researchers at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan. While various amounts of... Read More »
Childhood immunization rates should be main focus of future measles vaccination strategies in high-fertility countries, study says
Future measles vaccination strategies in high-fertility countries should focus on increasing childhood immunization rates, while immunization campaigns targeting adolescents and young adults should be required in low-fertility countries, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at... Read More »
Battelle DroneDefender, Dedrone to develop airspace security solutions posed by unauthorized drones
Battelle’s DroneDefender recently announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Dedrone to examine ways to develop an end-to-end solution to provide complete airspace security for sensitive infrastructure. The nonbinding, non-exclusive memorandum will aim to explore potential... Read More »
DHS, NIST to jointly sponsor Global City Teams Challenge for “smart city” solutions in 2018
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in conjunction with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), recently announced that they will jointly sponsor the 2018 Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC), a competition that will focus on designed-in cybersecurity solutions for... Read More »
Los Alamos researchers investigate biothreat lookalikes to aid biological surveillance efforts
Researchers are tracking down biothreats like tularemia but are facing a number of challenges including avoiding false positive tests, according to a recent study by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Specifically, the laboratory is investigating the... Read More »
Officers seize $685K of cocaine, meth at Arizona’s Port of Nogales
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers recently arrested at Arizona’s Port of Nogales two Mexican nationals and two U.S. citizens attempting to smuggle approximately $685,000 worth of cocaine and methamphetamine. Early on Aug. 18, officers referred a 27-year-old Mexican man and an... Read More »