Bioterror WARNING: Smallpox attack ..
Bioterror WARNING: Smallpox attack could be CATASTROPHIC for humanity A BIOTERROR attack with the smallpox virus could be “CATASTROPHIC” for humanity and wipe out large swathes of the population,… more
Terrifying "Exercise Mataika" Smallpox Simulation
Terrifying "Exercise Mataika" Smallpox Simulation Did Not End Well For Humanity Smallpox has been responsible for up to a billion deaths since it emerged around 10,000 BC, before it was finally… more
‘National interest’ funding tests ‘bad for science’
Raina MacIntyre, professor of global biosecurity at UNSW, warned that political oversight of research could affect academics’ engagement in public debate. She said that relying on public funding –… more
Are we ready for pandemics and antibiotic resistance?
Some researchers argue that the world is overdue for an influenza pandemic. In that event Australian lives would depend on a robust response from health authorities to any deadly new virus.Read more
New, Global Biosecurity journal launched today
The research, led by Professor Raina MacIntyre at the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney, explores a bioterrorism exercise called ‘Exercise Mataika’, which used the hypothetical scenario of a smallpox… more