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" Biological weapons defense "
edited by Luther E. Lindler, Frank J. Lebeda, George W. Korch ; forewords by David R. Franz, Matthew Meselson.
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BL
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602500
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b431719
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Biological weapons defense : infectious diseases and counterbioterrorism /\ edited by Luther E. Lindler, Frank J. Lebeda, George W. Korch ; forewords by David R. Franz, Matthew Meselson.
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Totowa, N.J. :: Humana Press,, c2005.
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| Series Statement
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Infectious disease
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xix, 597 p. :: ill. ;; 26 cm. ++ 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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1588291847 (acid-free paper)
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: 1592597645 (e-ISBN)
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: 9781588291844 (acid-free paper)
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: 9781592597642 (e-ISBN)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Department of defense capabilities supporting bioterrorism response -- Modeling for bioterrorism incidents -- Biological weapons defense: effect levels -- Pathogenesis by aerosol -- Bacillus anthracis and the pathogenesis of anthrax -- Virologic and pathogenic aspects of the variola virus (Smallpox) as a bioweapon -- Plague vaccines: retrospective analysis and future developments -- Medical protection against brucellosis -- Pathogenesis of and immunity to coxiella burnetii -- Glanders: new insights into an old disease -- Medical countermeasures for filoviruses and other viral agents -- Medical defense against protein toxin weapons: review and perspective -- Antimicrobials for biological warfare agents -- Nonspecific immunomodulator therapy: CpG -- Decontamination -- Definition and overview of emerging threats -- Department of defense global emerging infections system programs in biodefense -- Information resources and database development for defense against biological weapons -- Genomic efforts with biodefense pathogens -- Genomics for biodefense: exploiting the francisella tularensis genome sequence -- Genetic fingerprinting of biodefense pathogens for epidemiology and forensic investigation -- Yersinia pestis as an emerged pathogen: what lessons can be learned? -- Requirements for biological threat identification systems -- DNA-based diagnostic tests for detection and identification of biological weapons -- Concepts for the development of immunodiagnostic assays for detection and diagnosis of biothreat agents.
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Bioterrorism.
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Korch, George.
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Lebeda, Frank J.
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Lindler, Luther E.
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