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A biohazard sign is displayed in the biocontainment facility of the Spiez Laboratory, in Spiez, Switzerland, on June 8, 2022.
Governance

Biosecurity's Blind Spot 

Coordinating responses across all levels of government could help prevent biological accidents and safeguard national security in the face of biothreats

Civil guard members approach the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, on a motorboat, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife, Spain, on May 11, 2026.
Governance

Hantavirus Outbreak Tests Global Health Law Amid WHO Crisis

As international negotiations stall around pathogen access and benefit sharing, the Andes virus outbreak exemplifies why the system is needed