Dr. Stefan Wagener SM (NRCM), CBSP, RBP
Dr. Stefan Wagener is the founder and CEO of the Biorisk Institute (BI). He has nearly three decades of international experience in the fields of biosafety, biosecurity, and bioethics, as well as executive management. Dr. Wagener is a retired Director-General of the Canadian government and has served on the country’s Public Health Agency, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Canadian Grain Commission.
Case Fatality Rate – What Does it Mean?
In the science of epidemiology, one term that often comes up is “case fatality rate.” Most of us know that it has something to...
UV Radiation, a source for “Superbugs”?
Recently, while reading a report on the opportunities of UV disinfection technologies and the “proclaimed” bright market future (Grand View Research, 2023), I was...
What’s in a Name? Canada’s new “Biocide” Regulation coming in 2024!
As 2023 has ended and we reflect on the past year, we also look at the new year for what will happen around the...
Walking in the Woods – Lyme Disease
I remember enjoying my walks in the woods in Manitoba, Canada, and never being too concerned about anything, maybe a turned-over tree, wet spots,...
Disease ‘X’ – The Next Pandemic?
When the WHO created the term Disease X in early 2018, Covid was not yet on the horizon. However, Disease X was mentioned together...
Is Polio Coming Back?
It was an unwelcome surprise in 2023 when the news broke that Canada had detected the polio virus in wastewater. The Canadian sample analysis...
Norovirus – The Cruise Ship Revenge Bug?
By now it has become clear that Norovirus is back and in full force on cruise ships. Based on the latest CDC data by...
Laboratory-Acquired Infections and the Pandemic. Too Much Speculation, Not Much Action!...
In part 1 of this 2-part article, we looked at the concerns raised by potential laboratory-acquired infections (LAIs). To reiterate, LAIs happen and will...
Laboratory-Acquired Infections and the Pandemic. Too Much Speculation, Not Much Action!...
By now, we all have heard the latest Wall Street Journal news (1) stating that the U.S. Energy Department believes that the Covid pandemic...
