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Perceived Ability to Practice in Disaster Management Among Public Health Nurses in Aceh, Indonesia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background: The increasing number of disaster events around the world has challenged every country to develop better disaster-management strategies. As a part of healthcare system, public health nurses (PHNs) should be involved in caring for people in ...
Maneewat, K. (Khomapak)   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The WTO Comes to Dinner: U.S. Implementation of Trade Rules Bypasses Food Safety Requirements [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
A Special Report By Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch and Critical Mass Energy and Environment Program. A review of U.S. government "system" audits of five nations (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Australia and Canada) reveals that the U.S.
Mary Bottari, Winifred DePalma
core  

Use of Automated Ambulatory-Care Encounter Records for Detection of Acute Illness Clusters, Including Potential Bioterrorism Events

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2002
The advent of domestic bioterrorism has emphasized the need for enhanced detection of clusters of acute illness. We describe a monitoring system operational in eastern Massachusetts, based on diagnoses obtained from electronic records of ambulatory-care ...
Ross Lazarus   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public Health Law: A Renaissance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Public health seeks to assure the conditions for people to be healthy. Public health can be distinguished from health care in several critical respects.
Gostin, Lawrence O.
core   +1 more source

Passive Antibody Administration (Immediate Immunity) as a Specific Defense Against Biological Weapons

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2002
The potential threat of biological warfare with a specific agent is proportional to the susceptibility of the population to that agent. Preventing disease after exposure to a biological agent is partially a function of the immunity of the exposed ...
Arturo Casadevall
doaj   +1 more source

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