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Biological Weapons Defense

Infectious Disease and Counterbioterrorism

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  • © 2005

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Editors:
  1. Luther E. Lindler

    1. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate, National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center, Fort Detrick
      Department of Bacterial Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring

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  2. Frank J. Lebeda

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

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  3. George W. Korch

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

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Emerging Threats and Future Preparation

    1. Department of Defense Global Emerging Infections System Programs in Biodefense

      • Julie A. Pavlin, Patrick W. Kelley
      Pages 361-385

    2. Information Resources and Database Development for Defense Against Biological Weapons

      • Frank J. Lebeda, Murray Wolinsky, Elliot J. Lefkowitz
      Pages 387-415

    3. Genomic Efforts With Biodefense Pathogens

      • Rekha Seshadri, Timothy D. Read, William C. Nierman, Ian T. Paulsen
      Pages 417-433

    4. Genomics for Biodefense

      • Siv G. E. Andersson, Mats Forsman, Petra C. F. Oyston, Richard W. Titball
      Pages 435-452

    5. Genetic Fingerprinting of Biodefense Pathogens for Epidemiology and Forensic Investigation

      • Luther E. Lindler, Xiao-Zhe Huang, May Chu, Ted L. Hadfield, Michael Dobson
      Pages 453-480

    6. Yersinia pestis as an Emerged Pathogen

      • Luther E. Lindler
      Pages 481-505

  2. Diagnostic Development for Biowarfare Agents

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 507-507
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    2. Requirements for Biological Threat Identification Systems

      • Erik A. Henchal, George V. Ludwig
      Pages 509-523

    3. DNA-Based Diagnostic Tests for Detection and Identification of Biological Weapons

      • Luther E. Lindler, David Norwood, Michael Dobson, Ted L. Hadfield
      Pages 525-550

    4. Concepts for the Development of Immunodiagnostic Assays for Detection and Diagnosis of Biothreat Agents

      • George V. Ludwig, Cynthia A. Rossi, Robert L. Bull
      Pages 551-579

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 581-597
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About this book

In 2003, the President’s budget for bioterrorism defense totalled more than $5 billion. Today, the nation’s top academic scientists are scrambling to begin work to understand Bacillus anthracis and develop new vaccines and drugs. However, just five years ago, only the US Department of Defense (DOD) seemed concerned about these “exotic” agents. In 1997, the DOD spent approximately $137 million on biodefense to protect the deployed force, while academe, industry, local governments, and most of our federal leadership was oblivious to, and in some cases doubtful of, the seriousness of the threat. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) received the largest budget increase in the organization’s history. Fortunately, during this time of national urgency, a sound base exists on which to build our defenses against this new threat. A relatively small cadre of dedicated scientists within the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) laid this foundation over the past 20 years.

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"Acts of bioterrorism have not happened since the end of World War II except the distribution of anthrax spores in the US postal system in 2001 … . This important book is dedicated and useful not only for governmental and public health workers but also for a broad group of readers up to practitioners who might come in contact with such events as the first ones." (Werner Köhler, International Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol. 295, 2005)

Editors and Affiliations

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

    Luther E. Lindler, George W. Korch

  • Department of Bacterial Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring

    Luther E. Lindler

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

    Frank J. Lebeda

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biological Weapons Defense

  • Book Subtitle: Infectious Disease and Counterbioterrorism

  • Editors: Luther E. Lindler, Frank J. Lebeda, George W. Korch

  • Series Title: Infectious Disease

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1385/1592597645

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Humana Press 2005

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58829-184-4Published: 10 December 2004

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-59259-764-2Published: 27 October 2007

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 598

  • Number of Illustrations: 78 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Political Science, Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology

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