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Welcome to this week’s Pandora Report! This issue highlights continued congressional scrutiny of Anthony Fauci following his Senate hearing, ongoing One Health threats from H5N1 avian influenza and New World screwworm, and efforts to address the opportunities and risks of AI-enabled biology. The Pandora Report will be taking a break next week and will return … Continue reading Pandora Report…
Welcome to this week’s Pandora Report! This issue highlights Anthony Fauci’s contentious Senate hearing on the nation’s COVID-19 response, the state of U.S. public health preparedness as infectious disease threats continue to rise, ongoing H5N1 and New World screwworm challenges, and evolving biosecurity policies at home and abroad. Anthony Fauci Pleads the Fifth During Contentious … Continue…
Welcome to this week’s Pandora Report! This issue highlights a multistate Cyclospora outbreak linked to recalled iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell locations, updates on the continued global spread of H5N1 avian influenza from Cambodia to New Zealand, and the DHS’s new AI-enabled biological threat detection challenge under the Genesis Mission. Taco Bell Cyclospora Outbreak … Continue reading…
Welcome to this week’s Pandora Report! This issue highlights a new proposal to modernize U.S. biosecurity governance, the continued global spread of H5N1 avian influenza and New World screwworm, the escalating Ebola outbreak in the DRC, and upcoming events and opportunities focused on biosecurity, One Health, pandemic preparedness, and emerging biotechnology. FAS Proposes Overhaul of … Continue…
Welcome to this week’s Pandora Report! This issue highlights the upcoming One Health Day campaign, the latest global H5N1 developments and renewed calls to strengthen oversight of the U.S. wildlife trade, the launch of Global BioFutures, and new analyses of evolving terrorism and counterterrorism trends in 2026. One Health Day 2026 🌍 The annual One … Continue reading Pandora Report 7.10.2026
Welcome to this week’s Pandora Report! This issue highlights lessons from a contested logistics wargame on integrating biodefense into military planning, Australia’s response to its first mainland H5N1 detection and the continued spread of New World screwworm, a new tool to strengthen chemical weapons nonproliferation, and a review challenging the use of “gain-of-function” as a … Continue reading…
Welcome to this week’s Pandora Report! This issue highlights key takeaways from the 4th Global Health Security Conference 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, alongside outbreak updates on Australia’s first detections of H5N1 avian influenza and rising New World screwworm cases in Texas. It also features new research on scientific advocacy and dissent in China and Russia, … Continue reading Pandora Report…
Welcome to this week’s Pandora Report! This issue highlights Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s promotion of Russian biolab disinformation, new revelations about Syria’s hidden chemical weapons stockpiles and accountability for state-sponsored poisoning, the growing Ebola outbreak in the DRC, the spread of New World screwworm and ongoing H5N1 mysteries, and emerging debates over…
Welcome to this week’s Pandora Report! This issue highlights renewed calls for stronger global pandemic preparedness commitments ahead of September’s UN High-Level Meeting, the reemergence of New World Screwworm in the United States and its implications for animal health and food security, and new research examining governance challenges surrounding high-risk biological research. Global Leaders…
Welcome to this week’s Pandora Report! This issue highlights emerging biological and chemical threats, including a new report on toxin security risks, progress toward chemical weapons accountability in Syria, the potential return of New World screwworm to the United States, persistent challenges posed by highly pathogenic avian influenza and Ebola, and new efforts to strengthen governance ……
