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Protecting Antarctica’s Wildlife from the Threat of Avian Influenza

Protecting Antarctica’s Wildlife from the Threat of Avian Influenza Antarctica’s wildlife is facing a new threat—highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1—and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Penguins, seals (don’t forget about the seals!), and entire ecosystems are at risk, but traditional methods of tracking the virus are too slow and impractical for this remote, icy … Read more

A yearly surveillance audit by COFRAC (Comité Français d’Accréditation) at the Medical Biology Laboratory of the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge

The Medical Biology Laboratory of the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge had its yearly surveillance audit by COFRAC (Comité Français d’Accréditation) on November 24 and 25, 2020. In the absence of critical deviation from international standards and requirements

IPC webinar: Strengthening the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in South-East Asia: Manila – Thursday, August 27, 2020

Within the framework of the European Union Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Centre of Excellence Risk Mitigation Initiative (EU CBRN CoE), the CBRN South East Asia Regional Secretariat has launched the webinar series on COVID-19 to enable partner countries to share experiences and good practices related to the on-going crisis. In this forum, epidemiologists, clinicians, … Read more