Meeting of States Parties To The Biological Weapons Convention Concludes

The Meeting of States parties, chaired by Peter Goosen of South Africa, further developed the work begun at the Meeting of Experts, held from 19 to 30 July this year, on two topics: (1) strengthening and broadening national and international institutional efforts and existing mechanisms for the surveillance, detection, diagnosis and combating of infectious diseases affecting humans, animals, and plants; and (2) enhancing international capabilities for responding to, investigating and mitigating the effects of cases of alleged use of biological or toxin weapons or suspicious outbreaks of disease.

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