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How well did the EU respond to the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic? Experts now give their verdict

Frontiers

In 2004, the EU created the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), precisely with the goal of coordinating cross-border disease surveillance and guidelines. At the EU member state level, global health security should become (again) a critical item on their national health agendas,” says Gontariuk.

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Developing Laboratory Leadership Despite War: GLLP Graduates First Ukrainian Cohort

APHL

On the day the war broke out, while others were sheltering in place, Iryna Seroshtan, director of the Chernihiv Regional State Laboratory, went to her laboratory to preserve files, secure laboratory animals infected with dangerous diseases like rabies and tuberculosis and protect microorganisms and test cultures while also locking down the premises.

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How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic

KFF Health News

Together with emails obtained from local health departments through public records requests, this investigation revealed key problems, including a deference to the farm industry, eroded public health budgets, neglect for the safety of agriculture workers, and the sluggish pace of federal interventions. Case in point: The U.S.

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How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic

HEALTHBEAT

Together with emails obtained from local health departments through public records requests, this investigation revealed key problems, including a deference to the farm industry, eroded public health budgets, neglect for the safety of agriculture workers, and the sluggish pace of federal interventions. Case in point: The U.S.