Update 5:
Theme of the Week: Humanity's worst enemies ... and man's best friend.
Update: New reports say that terror group Category 3 has been successfully intercepted and dismantled. The group hoped to accelerate the end of humanity by increasing the spread of ReDS through stolen virus samples and other means. GEAS estimates that their efforts could have reduced the overall survival horizon by 25% or more.
GEAS warns, however, that events stemming from the secrecy surrounding the arrests could reduce the survival horizon even further. These concerns are borne out by public reaction to government responses to other attacks, such as the bombing of a Birmingham hospice, and by the secrecy and reported lack of judicial process surrounding arrests and detentions in North America and Europe. Over-reaction to a genuine risk can create new and sometimes greater risks.
Recent initiatives toward open scientific research and information sharing may reduce the spread of ReDS, and offer protection against future natural threats. They may, however, increase the risk of human-engineering viruses in the future.
Observers are hopeful about the impact of IBAD, a new superstruct dedicated to the mobile diagnosis and treatment of ReDS patients - especially those who have not yet begun to have symptoms. Identifying these patients is an effective way of improving mortality rates and reducing the spread of the disease. The superstruct had its origins in efforts by medical professionals to prevent the spread of ReDS from expectant mothers to their offspring.
On a softer note, Pets For Threats has successfully placed more than 1,000 cats and dogs with ReDS patients living in isolation. As one new pet owner said, "Sometimes it's the little things that count."