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Defense Against Biological Attacks Vol II

Volume II provides high-level overviews of the biological agents that are most commonly associated with biodefense activities. Additional chapters present the status quo of antibacterial and antiviral therapy and diagnostic development.

2021

Tags: Civil Disruption, Controllability, Countermeasures, Decontamination, Detection, Dissemination, Economic Consequences, Genetic Modification, Genetic Variation, Historical Weaponization Interest, Incubation, Infectivity, Morbidity, Mortality, Production, Stability, Terrorist Use

Development of a Risk-Priority Score for Category A Bioterrorism Agents as an Aid for Public Health Policy

The authors aim to create a multifactorial risk-priority scoring system for Category A BW agents using 10 criteria that include factors relating to disease potentiality, probability of attack, and prevention/intervention methods.

2006

Tags: Availability, Countermeasures, Decontamination, Genetic Modification, Historical Weaponization Interest, Infectivity, Mortality, Stability, Transmissibility

Agents of Bioterrorism: Pathogens and Their Weaponization

Provides a pathogen-by-pathogen accounting of weapons agents, considering their weapons use/potential and contextualizing that with typical medical microbiology and epidemiology background information.

2005

Tags: Countermeasures, Decontamination, Dissemination, Genetic Modification, Genetic Variation, Historical Weaponization Interest, Infectivity, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Public Health, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses as Biological Weapons

This article aims to give recommendations for measures to be taken by medical and public health professionals if hemorrhagic fever viruses are used as biological weapons against a civilian population.

2002

Tags: Availability, Civil Disruption, Countermeasures, Decontamination, Detection, Dissemination, Environmental Persistence, Historical Weaponization Interest, Incubation, Infectivity, Morbidity, Mortality, Production, Public Health, Stability, Transmissibility

Countering Bioterrorism: The Role of Science and Technology

This report summarizes the shortcomings of US preparedness for a bioterrorist attack and makes recommendations.

2002

Tags: Civil Disruption, Countermeasures, Decontamination, Detection, Economic Consequences, Environmental Persistence, Genetic Modification, Genetic Variation, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Novelty, Public Health, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

Chemical and Biological Terrorism: Research and Development to Improve Civilian Medical Response

This paper aims to highlight the differences between chemical and biological attacks and specify areas of improvement needed in the civilian R&D sphere.

1999

Tags: Civil Disruption, Countermeasures, Decontamination, Detection, Dissemination, Terrorist Use

Proliferation Profile Assessment of Emerging Biological Weapons Threats

Research paper presented to the Directorate of Research Air Command and Staff College.

1996

Tags: Availability, Countermeasures, Decontamination, Detection, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Production, Terrorist Use

Bacterial Warfare: A Critical Analysis of the Available Agents, Their Possible Military Applications, and the Means for Protection Against Them

Description of transmission routes/pathways for grouping infectious diseases broadly (food- and water-borne, contact, air-borne, vector-borne, endogenous). Criteria for selection of infective agents that pose biological warfare risk. Rules out a list…

1947

Tags: Availability, Controllability, Countermeasures, Decontamination, Detection, Infectivity, Military Use, Mortality, Population Susceptibility, Transmissibility

Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Techniques and Decision Support Framework for Informing Select Agent Designation for Agricultural Animal Pathogens

This report assesses the utility of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) and decision support framework (DSF) in assisting the US Department of Agriculture in its reviews of select agents. It uses the method to assess 41 pathogens against 21…

2023

Tags: Availability, Controllability, Countermeasures, Decontamination, Economic Consequences, Environmental Persistence, Genetic Modification, Historical Weaponization Interest, Incubation, Infectivity, Mortality, Population Susceptibility, Production, Public Health, Stability, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

Application of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Techniques for Informing Select Agent Designation and Decision Making

Gives information on updates regarding the Division of Select Agents and Toxins' select agent scoring and ranking system. The review is contextualized by abundant criticism of the 2008 Bioterrorism Risk Assessment for overly complex modeling, lack of…

2022

Tags: Controllability, Countermeasures, Decontamination, Dissemination, Genetic Modification, Infectivity, Morbidity, Mortality, Population Susceptibility, Production, Public Health, Stability, Transmissibility

Countering Biological Warfare Pathogens Concept Pt. 1

Outlines the objectives of the Joint Force in response to any BW attack, especially those where physical and physiological protections cannot prevent infection. Provides details about roles and responsibilities within the Joint Force in the event of…

2019

Tags: Countermeasures, Decontamination, Detection, Infectivity, Morbidity, Mortality, Transmissibility

Medical Aspects of Biological Warfare

This is the third edition of Medical Aspects of Biological Warfare and aims to highlight the current state of science on individual agents and toxins and general response capabilities to prevent knowledge gaps and serve as a reference source for the…

2018

The Shaping of US Biodefense Posture

This report is an historical analysis of US biodefense and bioweapons posture in order to understand the disparity between chemical weapons preparedness and biological weapons preparedness.

2015

Tags: Countermeasures, Decontamination, Detection, Dissemination, Economic Consequences, Environmental Persistence, Historical Weaponization Interest, Incubation, Infectivity, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Population Susceptibility, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook

The purpose of this handbook is to serve as a concise, pocket-sized manual that can be used in a crisis to guide medical personnel in the prophylaxis and management of biological casualties.

2011

Tags: Availability, Countermeasures, Decontamination, Detection, Dissemination, Economic Consequences, Environmental Persistence, Historical Weaponization Interest, Incubation, Infectivity, Morbidity, Mortality, Production, Public Health, Stability, Transmissibility

Engineering Bio-Terror Agents: Lessons from the Offensive US and Russian Biological Weapons Programs

This is a hearing before the Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack to address the biological threat and to assess the role of the DHS in preventing bioterrorism in the US.

2005

Tags: Controllability, Countermeasures, Decontamination, Detection, Dissemination, Environmental Persistence, Genetic Modification, Genetic Variation, Mortality, Novelty, Production, Public Health, Terrorist Use

Public Health Response to Biological and Chemical Weapons

The report assesses the health aspects of the threat of biological and chemical weapons, including specific agents, focusing on civilian impacts. It then makes recommendations for preparedness and prevention of attacks.

2004

Bioterrorism, 2001

In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations discusses US preparedness for a bioterrorism event in a series of hearings over a few weeks.

2001

Tags: Availability, Civil Disruption, Countermeasures, Decontamination, Detection, Dissemination, Genetic Modification, Historical Weaponization Interest, Incubation, Infectivity, Morbidity, Mortality, Novelty, Population Susceptibility, Public Health, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

Working Paper Submitted by Argentina

This paper classifies biological agents contained on the BWC weapons agent lists.

1999

Tags: Availability, Controllability, Countermeasures, Decontamination, Detection, Incubation, Morbidity, Mortality, Production, Transmissibility

Smallpox as a Biological Weapon

This report aims to make recommendations to medical and public health professionals for measures to be taken following the use of smallpox as a biological weapon against a civilian population.

1999

Tags: Civil Disruption, Countermeasures, Decontamination, Detection, Dissemination, Historical Weaponization Interest, Infectivity, Military Use, Morbidity, Mortality, Population Susceptibility, Production, Public Health, Transmissibility

Working Paper Submitted by the UK

The UK further considers the list of agents and toxins currently under discussion by the Ad Hoc Group.

1997

Tags: Controllability, Countermeasures, Decontamination, Dissemination, Economic Consequences, Historical Weaponization Interest, Military Use, Morbidity, Production, Transmissibility

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