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WHO Hopes To Host Second Meeting On Issues Related To 'Dual-Use' Research
"The World Health Organization (WHO) hopes to hold a meeting late this fall to discuss 'dual-use' research issues raised in the controversy over publication of two studies involving lab-modified H5N1 viruses with increased transmissibility, a WHO official said," CIDRAP News reports. "The WHO hosted a closed meeting of disease experts and government officials Feb 16 and 17 to discuss the two H5N1 studies," CIDRAP notes, adding that "the WHO [on Wednesday] released a brief statement about its activities related to the H5N1 research controversy since the February meeting in Geneva." Keiji Fukuda, the WHO's assistant director-general for health security and environment, said, "We hope to hold a second meeting to discuss the broader concerns related to potential dual [use] research in the late fall, if resources are available," the news service notes.
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