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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.

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

Handbook on Biological Warfare Preparedness

Introduces the basics of biological warfare agent history, biology, and preparedness. Places particular focus on detection technologies.

Potential Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research

This report summarizes a public symposium ran by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine which discussed the potential benefits and risks of gain-of-function research.

Tags: Availability, Countermeasures, Genetic Modification, Genetic Variation, Infectivity, Mortality, Novelty, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

Pandemic Influenza - Including a Risk Assessment of H5N1

This report evaluates the pandemic threat posed by H5N1 avian virus.

Tags: Controllability, Genetic Variation, Mortality, 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.

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

Microbial Threats to Health

This book describes all microbial threats to human health, especially considering the intentional use of microbes as weapons and the consequences of scientific advancement.

Tags: Civil Disruption, Controllability, Detection, Dissemination, Economic Consequences, Environmental Persistence, Genetic Modification, Genetic Variation, Historical Weaponization Interest, Infectivity, Morbidity, Mortality, Novelty, Population Susceptibility, Production, Public Health, Stability, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

The Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases

This report summarizes the findings of the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Emerging Infections' workshop about zoonoses.

Tags: Civil Disruption, Controllability, Economic Consequences, Genetic Variation, Historical Weaponization Interest, Military Use, Mortality, Novelty, Public Health, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

Countering Bioterrorism: The Role of Science and Technology

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

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

Biological Threats and Terrorism

This report summarizes a workshop of the Forum on Emerging Infectious Diseases in which members explored the current scientific understanding of threatening pathogens and what measures have been put in place to better monitor, prevent, and respond to…

Tags: Civil Disruption, Detection, Dissemination, Economic Consequences, Genetic Modification, Genetic Variation, Historical Weaponization Interest, Infectivity, Morbidity, Mortality, Population Susceptibility, Production, Public Health, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

Emerging Technology and Risk Analysis: Synthetic Pandemics.

Assessed whether engineering pathogens capable of "sustained, human-to-human transmission and causing mortality and morbidity" is possible/probable. Also considers how such pathogens would compare to naturally emergent pathogens in these regards, the…

Tags: Availability, Controllability, Countermeasures, Detection, Dissemination, Economic Consequences, Genetic Modification, Genetic Variation, Incubation, Infectivity, Morbidity, Mortality, Novelty, Production, Risk Assessment, Stability, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

Biological Threats to United States National Security

The Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee met to gain a deeper understanding of the nature and severity of biological threats to our security as well as the preparedness to respond to these threats.

Tags: Civil Disruption, Countermeasures, Detection, Economic Consequences, Genetic Modification, Genetic Variation, Infectivity, Public Health, Terrorist Use, 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…

Biodefense: Federal Efforts to Develop Biological Threat Awareness

This report describes the types of actions that key federal agencies have taken to develop biological threat awareness, and how that information is used to support investment decisions. It also describes the extent to which these agencies have…

Tags: Countermeasures, Detection, Dissemination, Economic Consequences, Genetic Modification, Genetic Variation, Novelty, Public Health, Terrorist Use

Outbreaks: Protecting Americans From Infectious Disease

This annual report discusses the United States' preparedness for a biological event, naturally occurring or intentional.

Tags: Civil Disruption, Countermeasures, Detection, Economic Consequences, Genetic Variation, Historical Weaponization Interest, Mortality, Public Health, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

Outbreaks: Protecting Americans From Infectious Disease

This report examines infectious disease preparedness across 10 indicators in each state of the US, in the context of Ebola and preparing for MERS-CoV and other emerging infectious diseases.

Tags: Countermeasures, Detection, Economic Consequences, Genetic Variation, Morbidity, Mortality, Novelty, Population Susceptibility, Public Health, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

Outbreaks: Protecting Americans From Infectious Disease

This report examines infectious disease preparedness across 10 indicators in each state of the US, particularly in reference to the recent Ebola outbreak.

Tags: Countermeasures, Detection, Economic Consequences, Genetic Variation, Mortality, Novelty, Population Susceptibility, Public Health, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

Outbreaks: Protecting Americans From Infectious Disease

This report examines infectious disease preparedness across 10 indicators in each state of the US.

Tags: Civil Disruption, Countermeasures, Detection, Economic Consequences, Genetic Modification, Genetic Variation, Mortality, Novelty, Population Susceptibility, Public Health, Terrorist Use, Transmissibility

Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health in the Age of Bioterrorism

This is the fifth report in the series that seeks to assess the level of preparedness in the states, evaluate the federal government�s role and performance, and offer recommendations for improving emergency preparedness in case of a biological event.

Tags: Civil Disruption, Countermeasures, Detection, Economic Consequences, Genetic Variation, Morbidity, Mortality, Public Health, Terrorist Use

The Promise and Perils of Synthetic Biology

This article assesses the potential innovations and risks that will result from advances in synthetic biologic and genetic engineering.

Tags: Availability, Controllability, Genetic Modification, Genetic Variation, Military Use, Novelty, Public Health, Terrorist Use

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.

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

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