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    U.S. Biosecurity Facility Nears Completion
    By UPI Wire
    Aug 15, 2006


    MANHATTAN, Kan. - Aug. 15, 2006 (UPI) -- The U.S. Biosecurity Research Institute now under construction will provide scientists with a secure location to study dangerous and threatening pathogens.


    Near completion on the Kansas State University campus, the comprehensive biosafety level 3 facility is designed to assist in the study of such pathogens and pests as avian flu, brucellosis, soybean rust, salmonella and E. coli.



    "We are in this breathing space before it happens. We do not know how long that breathing space is going to be. But, if we are not all organizing ourselves to get ready and to take action to prepare for a pandemic, then we are squandering an opportunity for our human security"- Dr. David Nabarro
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