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Biological warfare agents

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2010
The recent bioterrorist attacks using anthrax spores have emphasized the need to detect and decontaminate critical facilities in the shortest possible time.
Duraipandian Thavaselvam, Rajagopalan Vijayaraghavan   +1 more
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Knowledge and attitude toward biological warfare among health-related students: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey [PDF]

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2023
Purpose: Many types of research have been published on the history of biological warfare, the agents used, and the medical implications. However, no studies measure how people are aware of the magnitude of these health problems and international threats.
Suhaila Abdelkarim, Shahd Othman AlMarei, Anas Elyas, Rahaf Abdulaziz Ahmed Amri, Eithar Ali Mohammed Khawaji, Ghadah Jubran Mohammed Khormi, Ethar Ibrahim Mohammed Abujabir, Rahaf Jabreil Hamad Othathi, Khawlah Ali Ali Abbas, Rasha Dhaifallah Ahmad Hayyan, Maha Murtada Abdelmageed, Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab   +11 more
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Immunosensors for Assay of Toxic Biological Warfare Agents [PDF]

Biosensors, 2023
An immunosensor for the assay of toxic biological warfare agents is a biosensor suitable for detecting hazardous substances such as aflatoxin, botulinum toxin, ricin, Shiga toxin, and others.
Miroslav Pohanka
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Biological and Chemical Warfare

Scientia Militaria, 2012
1. Chemical and biological warfare is very old indeed, at least 2 000 years old. The arsenal consists of poison tipped arrows and darts, as well as toxins found in certain wood fibres that were used to incapacitate fish in streams. Armies laying seige to
G.C. Odendaal
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The future of biological warfare. [PDF]

Microb Biotechnol, 2012
It is an axiom of human history that whatever technology is available will be applied in warfare as one side or the other seeks to gain an advantage. Humans are unique among the species in their capacity for fighting prolonged conflicts where the nature of the war reflects the types of technologies available.
Casadevall A.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Genomic interplay between deployment exposures and Gulf War illness in Million Veteran Program participants [PDF]

Human Genomics
Veterans of the 1990–1991 Gulf War (GW) experienced an elevated burden of chronic health conditions, most notably Gulf War Illness (GWI). While the disease etiology remains unclear, it is hypothesized that both genetic susceptibility and deployment ...
Dan Qiu, Brenda Cabrera-Mendoza, Jun He, Lea Steele, Rachel Quaden, Kelly M. Harrington, Sarah T. Ahmed, J. Michael Gaziano, Elizabeth J. Gifford, Mihaela Aslan, Drew A. Helmer, Elizabeth R. Hauser, Renato Polimanti, the Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program #2006 and VA Million Veteran Program   +13 more
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Temporal Features in Biological Warfare [PDF]

Fuzzy Logic and Applications8th International Workshop, 2009
No matter how prepared a population may be, bioterrorism cannot be prevented: the first clues will always be given by ill people. Temporal analysis applied to this type of scenarios could be an additional tool for limiting disruption among civilians allowing for recognizing typical temporal progression and duration of symptoms in first infected people.
Badaloni S, Falda M.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Biological Warfare in the 17th Century [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016
W. Seth Carus
doaj   +2 more sources

Current Trends in the Biosensors for Biological Warfare Agents Assay [PDF]

Materials, 2019
Miroslav Pohanka, Pohanka Miroslav
exaly   +2 more sources

Biological warfare, bioterrorism, and biocrime [PDF]

Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2014
M P Grobusch
exaly   +2 more sources