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A century of assessment: A systematic review of biothreat risk assessments. [PDF]

Risk Anal
Abstract Throughout the past century, assessments of the risks and benefits posed by high‐consequence biological agents have guided US decision‐making on weapons research, countermeasure development, and security policy. However, the dispersed nature of these biothreat risk assessments has presented various difficulties, such as duplicative effort ...
Atkerson C, Parker MT.
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with bioterrorism preparedness in healthcare workers: a systematic review

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionBioterrorism is an important issue in the field of biosecurity, and effectively dealing with bioterrorism has become an urgent task worldwide.
Tiantian Li, Yongzhong Zhang, Lulu Yao, Song Bai, Nan Li, Shaotong Ren   +5 more
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Awareness on Bioterrorism among qualified dentists in a teaching dental institution in southern India

Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2020
Background: Bioterrorism covers a vast spectrum of concerns, from catastrophic terrorism with mass casualties, to micro-events using low technology but producing civil unrest, disruption, disease, disabilities, and death. In such a situation, the medical
Vemuri Sridevi, Bommireddy Vikram Simha, Sai Siva Naga Gayathri Naidu, Kommineni Harish Chowdary, Anusha Yaragani, y Sandhya Sree   +5 more
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Knowledge, perceived need for education, and willingness to participate in bioterrorism preparedness among students in an indian dental institute: A questionnaire study

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2017
Objectives: An act of bioterrorism may compromise the local medical system and require whole of the healthcare workforce. The purpose of the present study was to assess the knowledge, perceived need for education, and willingness to participate in ...
Sumeet Bhatt, Gururaghavendran Rajesh, Deepika Thakur   +2 more
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What if a Bioterrorist Attack Occurs?—A Survey on Citizen Preparedness in Aveiro, Portugal

Societies, 2023
Introduction: A bioterrorist attack is the intentional release of pathogenic micro-organisms, such as viruses, bacteria, or their toxins, with the aim of causing illness or death in people, animals, or plants. In this study, we investigated the knowledge
Helena Santos, Maria de Lurdes Pinto, Luís Cardoso, Isilda Rodrigues, Ana Cláudia Coelho   +4 more
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Biological warfare: the history of microbial pathogens, biotoxins and emerging threats [PDF]

Microbiology Australia, 2020
Bioterrorism is the deliberate misuse of a pathogen (virus, bacterium or other disease-causing microorganisms) or biotoxin (poisonous substance produced by an organism) to cause illness and death amongst the population.
William D Rawlinson, Joanna L Gray, Katherine A Lau, Torsten Theis, Alexa M Kaufer   +4 more
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Comparison of the effect of bioterrorism education through two methods of lecture and booklet on the knowledge and attitude of nurses of Shams Al-Shomus Nezaja Hospital

Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2022
BACKGROUND: Today, considering the importance of bioterrorism, it may be time to assess the risk of bioterrorism as an important priority. Nurses, as the broadest group of therapy group, are very influential in this regard.General aim: To determine the ...
Masoud Khoshnudi, Fahime Ghadamgahi, Gholamreza Najjarzade, Farzane Habibi Mud, Nahid Aghaei, No'man Arab, Seyyed-Javad Hosseini-Shokouh, Atabak Nikbakht   +7 more
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Nurses' and Medical Officers' Knowledge, Attitude, and Preparedness Toward Potential Bioterrorism Attacks

SAGE Open Nursing, 2019
Terrorist attacks are increasingly becoming more lethal and less discriminate. The threat of bioterrorism is increasing daily. The ease of production and the broad availability of biological agents and technical know-how have led to a further spread of ...
Confidence A. Atakro MN, BSN, RN, Stella B. Addo MPH, PGDE, BSN, RN, CCN, Janet S. Aboagye MPH, BSN, RM, Alice A. Blay FFGCNM, MPH, DEN, SRN, CM, Kwaku G. Amoa-Gyarteng MGCS, MWACS, MSOGOG, MBChB, Awube Menlah MN, BSN, CNA, RN, Isabella Garti MN, BSN, RM, Dorcas F. Agyare MN, BSN, Kumah K. Junior OD, BSC, Limmy Sarpong BSN   +9 more
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De Novo Design of High‐Affinity Miniprotein Binders Targeting Francisella Tularensis Virulence Factor

Angewandte Chemie, Volume 137, Issue 52, December 22, 2025.
Hybrid physics and deep‐learning enabled design methods identified miniprotein binders to Flpp3 (Francisella‐like lipoprotein), a key virulence factor from Francisella tularensis. Multiple candidates with nanomolar to picomolar binding affinities were obtained using yeast surface display screening and further experimental optimization.
Gizem Gokce‐Alpkilic, Buwei Huang, Andi Liu, Lieselotte S.M. Kreuk, Yaxi Wang, Victor Adebomi, Yensi Flores Bueso, Asim K. Bera, Alex Kang, Stacey R. Gerben, Stephen Rettie, Dionne K. Vafeados, Nicole Roullier, Inna Goreshnik, Xinting Li, David Baker, Joshua J. Woodward, Joseph D. Mougous, Gaurav Bhardwaj   +18 more
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Metabolic network analysis-based identification of antimicrobial drug targets in category A bioterrorism agents. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
The 2001 anthrax mail attacks in the United States demonstrated the potential threat of bioterrorism, hence driving the need to develop sophisticated treatment and diagnostic protocols to counter biological warfare.
Yong-Yeol Ahn, Deok-Sun Lee, Henry Burd, William Blank, Vinayak Kapatral   +4 more
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