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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337941703321

Titolo

Defense Against Biological Attacks : Volume II / / edited by Sunit K. Singh, Jens H. Kuhn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-03071-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (389 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

358.3882

Soggetti

Medical microbiology

Health promotion

Infectious diseases

Medical Microbiology

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Infectious Diseases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Other Potential Strategies of Biodefense -- Advanced Molecular Biology Tools & Diagnostics -- High Containment Infectious Disease Laboratories as an Integral Part of Emergency Preparedness -- Decontamination Capabilities and Facilities -- Virogenomics as a Tool for Molecular Epidemiology and Forensics -- Next Generation Sequencing Tools for Pathogen Detection -- Metagenomics -- Point-of-care Diagnostic Facilities for Outbreak Intervention -- Psychological Impact of Biological Attacks -- Public-health Preparedness -- Viral Therapeutics -- Bacterial Therapeutics -- Emergency Training for Veterinary Professionals -- Global Biodefense Coordination.

Sommario/riassunto

This second volume of a two-volume set focuses on specific pathogens and their mechanisms of pathogenesis as well as diagnostics, therapeutics and various strategies in the event of biological attacks. This multidisciplinary book appeals to readers from various fields, including biodefense, biosafety & biosecurity, virology, neurology, molecular biology and genetic engineering, as well as infectious



disease specialists. Further, the work is of interest to basic science and applied science research scholars and experts working in the area of high-consequence or select agent virology.