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The international response to the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a health security threat stimulated an international response that commenced with drastic, but localised actions in China, but responses rapidly manifested in more extreme measures in the rest of the world. Amidst international efforts imposing extraordinary national and international movement restrictions and a rush to find a medical cure, two questions arise. First, how does COVID-19 as a health security threat feature within the global security debate and second, how to explain the harsh responses that one observes.

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Academic to address an international congress
2007-08-08

Prof Rob Bragg (pictured) from the Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Food Biotechnology at the University of the Free State (UFS), will address the World Veterinary Poultry Association congress in Beijing, China, from the 12th to the 16th of September 2007. This biennial congress is the main showcase for leading international researchers in poultry diseases. Prof Bragg will deliver seven presentations which include research work carried out by his postgraduate students.
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