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Information Resources and Database Development for Defense Against Biological Weapons

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Biological Weapons Defense

Part of the book series: Infectious Disease ((ID))

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The events in the United States on September 11, 2001, the subsequent dissemination of anthrax through the mail, and the existence of biological weapons programs in other nations have raised the public’s concern about the detection and medical management of biological agents, whether on the battlefield or in a civilian environment. This concern is heightened by advances in molecular biology, and the ease of information flow via the Internet (http://www.usamriid.army.mil/education/index.html).

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  1. Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, MD

    Frank J. Lebeda PhD

  2. Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

    Murray Wolinsky PhD

  3. Molecular and Genetic Bioinformatics Facility, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    Elliot J. Lefkowitz PhD

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  1. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate, National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center, Fort Detrick, MD

    Luther E. Lindler PhD  & George W. Korch PhD (Deputy Director) &  (Deputy Director)

  2. Department of Bacterial Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD

    Luther E. Lindler PhD

  3. Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, MD

    Frank J. Lebeda PhD

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Lebeda, F.J., Wolinsky, M., Lefkowitz, E.J. (2005). Information Resources and Database Development for Defense Against Biological Weapons. In: Lindler, L.E., Lebeda, F.J., Korch, G.W. (eds) Biological Weapons Defense. Infectious Disease. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-764-5:387

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