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Biological Warfare Agents [PDF]
Defence Science Journal, 2006 There is a long historic record of use of biological warfare (BW) agents by warring countriesagainst their enemies. However, the frequency of their use has increased since the beginningof the twentieth century.
Goel, Ajay Kumar +2 more
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Immunization against Potential Biological Warfare Agents [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2000 The intentional release of biological agents by belligerents or terrorists is a possibility that has recently attracted increased attention. Law enforcement agencies, military planners, public health officials, and clinicians are gaining an increasing awareness of this potential threat.
Ted Cieslak +6 more
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Biomaterials for Mediation of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents [PDF]
Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, 2003 Recent events have emphasized the threat from chemical and biological warfare agents. Within the efforts to counter this threat, the biocatalytic destruction and sensing of chemical and biological weapons has become an important area of focus. The specificity and high catalytic rates of biological catalysts make them appropriate for decommissioning ...
Alan J. Russell +3 more
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Biological Agents: Weapons of Warfare and Bioterrorism [PDF]
Molecular Diagnosis, 2001 The use of microorganisms as agents of biological warfare is considered inevitable for several reasons, including ease of production and dispersion, delayed onset, ability to cause high rates of morbidity and mortality, and difficulty in diagnosis. Biological agents that have been identified as posing the greatest threat are variola major (smallpox ...
Larry A. Broussard
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Laboratory diagnosis and biosafety issues of biological warfare agents [PDF]
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2002 Bioterrorism events have been rare until recently. Many clinical laboratories may not be familiar with handling specimens from a possible bioterrorism attack. Therefore, they should be aware of their own responsibilities and limitations in the handling and treatment of such specimens, and what to do if they are requested to process clinical samples ...
Eric Nulens, Andreas Voß
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Current Trends in the Biosensors for Biological Warfare Agents Assay. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2019 Biosensors are analytical devices combining a physical sensor with a part of biological origin providing sensitivity and selectivity toward analyte. Biological warfare agents are infectious microorganisms or toxins with the capability to harm or kill humans. They can be produced and spread by a military or misused by a terrorist group.
Pohanka M.
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Biodefense: trends and challenges in combating biological warfare agents. [PDF]
Virulence, 2013 The possibility of biological warfare and bioterrorism has become an increasing concern to both military planners and civil defense authorities worldwide. Letters containing anthrax spores sent to destinations within the US in 2001 brought the sudden realization that bioterrorism is not merely a theoretical threat but a real and present danger ...
Tegos GP.
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Chemiluminescence assay for the detection of biological warfare agents [PDF]
, 1999 A chemiluminescent homogeneous immunoassay and a hand-size multiassay reader are described that could be used for detecting biological materials. The special feature of the assay is that it employs two different antibodies that each bind to a unique epitope on the same antigen.
Kevin C. Langry, James R. Horn
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Pharmaceuticals, 2022 The present work reveals a comprehensive decontamination study on real and simulated biological and chemical warfare agents (BCWA). The emphasis was on evaluating the antimicrobial activity against real biological warfare agents, such as Bacillus ...
Raluca-Elena Ginghina +12 more
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Critical analysis of doctrinal approaches to the definition of “biological terrorism”
Bulletin of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, 2023 With the purpose of formulating a universal definition of the “biological terrorism” concept, the author clarifies the content and features of the generic concept of “terrorism”.
О. V. Shamsutdinov
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