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Published by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
Editors: Diane Meyer, RN, MPH; Divya Hosangadi, MSPH & Amanda Kobokovich, MPH
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Public Health & Healthcare Preparedness
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REPORT
Weekly US Influenza Surveillance Report.
Influenza activity continues to increase in the United States. Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, influenza A(H3N2), and influenza B viruses continue to co-circulate. Below is a summary of the key influenza indicators for the week ending February 9, 2019
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(CDC, 2/15/19)
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Homeland Security & Disaster Preparedness
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program.
CSEPP is funded under the chemical demilitarization program, a major defense acquisition program executed by the Department of Defense. CSEPP augments the Army's Chemical Materials Activity (CMA), whose mission is to safely store the stockpile by ensuring maximum protection to its workers, the public, and the environment.
(Grants.gov, 2/15/19)
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NEWS
EPA Blasted for Failing to Set Drinking Water Limits for 'Forever Chemicals'. After intense pressure from politicians and environmental and public health groups, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today published a plan to tackle industrial chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are showing up in drinking water supplies across the nation. But critics say the plan is vague and lacks regulatory teeth, and it will do little to reduce health risks.
(Science, 2/14/19)
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REPORT
CHINA'S BIOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT: THE ROLE OF US AND OTHER FOREIGN ENGAGEMENT.
The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission released a report entitled China's Biotechnology Development: The Role of US and Other Foreign Engagement, prepared for the Commission by Gryphon Scientific and Rhodium Group. The report examines the development of China's biotechnology industry and the role foreign trade, investment, and other linkages-particularly with the United States-have played in its evolution
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(USCC, 2/14/19)
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Radiological & Nuclear Disaster Preparedness
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Science & Technology Policy
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NEWS NIST Marks Fifth Anniversary of Popular Cybersecurity Framework. Five years after the release of the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, organizations across all sectors of the economy are creatively deploying this voluntary approach to better management of cybersecurity-related risks. (NIST, 2/12/19) |
There are no hearings this week.
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