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Reducing Biological Risks to Security: International Policy Recommendations for the Obama Administration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Summarizes discussions among biotechnology and life sciences experts on the risks of bioterrorism and threats to public health and agriculture.

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Live Attenuated Tularemia Vaccines for Protection Against Respiratory Challenge With Virulent F. tularensis subsp. tularensis

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2018
Francisella tularensis is the causative agent of tularemia and a Tier I bioterrorism agent. In the 1900s, several vaccines were developed against tularemia including the killed “Foshay” vaccine, subunit vaccines comprising F.
Qingmei Jia, Marcus A. Horwitz
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Fully integrated digital microfluidics platform for automated immunoassay; a versatile tool for rapid, specific detection of a wide range of pathogens [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.With the tangible threat posed by the ...
Coudron, Loic   +6 more
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Investigation of Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax, United States, 2001: Epidemiologic Findings

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2002
In October 2001, the first inhalational anthrax case in the United States since 1976 was identified in a media company worker in Florida. A national investigation was initiated to identify additional cases and determine possible exposures to Bacillus ...
D. Jernigan   +41 more
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Biodefense versus bioterrorism [PDF]

open access: yesGenome Biology, 2008
Genomics was essential for identifying the source of the deadly anthrax strain released after the September 11 terrorist attacks in the US. The same research that is needed to combat low-probability bioterror attacks is needed to combat high-probability natural infectious agents.
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Lawrence O. Gostin on Biosecurity Policy: Are We Safer Today? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
World-acclaimed authority Lawrence O. Gostin analyzes biosecurity policy since 9/11. He begins with the question: Are we safer now? Then comes a review of biosecurity legislation, followed by discussion of planning to deal with specific diseases and the ...
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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Food Defence: The Securitisation of the Food Supply [PDF]

open access: yesContexto Internacional
The notion of food defence emerged in the USA following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, reflecting the idea that the food sector constitutes a critical infrastructure for national security and that the food system must be defended against ...
Elaine Leão Inácio de Melo Andrade   +2 more
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Health and security challenges of the 21st century: Bioterrorism [PDF]

open access: yesABC: časopis urgentne medicine, 2016
Microorganisms and diseases caused by them are one of the major health challenges and considering their possible consequences (medical, social, psychological, economic) represent one of the biggest security risks of the 21st century. This is confirmed by
Ristanović Elizabeta
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