Bioterrorism

European Commission's proposed new authority to prepare against future health crises by developing "medical countermeasures."

Tasks and powers of the new Health Emergency preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) will be detailed in a decision to be discussed today (14 September) at a meeting of the 27-strong College of Commissioners.

Bill Gates has warned of the next two disasters most likely to hit Earth - six years after he spookily predicted a coronavirus-style pandemic was on the way.

In a recent interview, the Microsoft co-founder said that he believes the greatest future threats to humanity are climate change and bioterrorism

Sofia. The measures taken by the Bulgarian authorities on the outbreaks of ovine rinderpest are strictly in line with the European Commission's recommendations and procedures, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis told Bulgarian reporters, Focus News Agency reports.

Five Native American tribes that own an Oklahoma site where the U.S. Department of Homeland Security intends to conduct bioterrorism drills in 2018 now oppose the government’s plan.

Laboratory inspections on a white powder found in an envelope that was mailed to the capital?s Evelpidon court complex on Wednesday, prompting a security alert, did not test positive for anthrax or other substances associated with bioterrorism, according to Athanasios Tsakris, a microbiologist at Athens Medical School.