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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783412203321

Titolo

Emerging biological threat [[electronic resource] /] / edited by George Berencsi, Akbar S. Khan and Jiři Haloužka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Washington, DC, : IOS Press, c2005

ISBN

6610505020

1-280-50502-8

9786610505029

1-4294-0207-5

1-60750-139-2

600-00-0417-6

1-60129-119-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

NATO science series. Series I, Life and behavioural sciences, , 1566-7693 ; ; v. 370

Altri autori (Persone)

BerencsiGyörgy

KhanAkbar S

HaloužkaJiři

Disciplina

614.42

Soggetti

Emerging infectious diseases

Bioterrorism

Biological weapons

Communicable diseases - Prevention

Infection

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Emerging Biological Threat, Budapest, Hungary, 5-8 October 2003"--T.p. verso.

"Published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Opening Remarks; Contents; Biological Threat Caused by Emerging and Re-Emerging Infections; Development of the Diagnostic Technology to Cope with Emerging Threat More Efficiently; Bioterrorism as an Emerging and Reemerging Biological Threat; Contributors; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

Summarizes projects aiming to detect risks of biological toxins, superantigens and the modeling of their effects. This volume presents



the potential risks, detection and prevention of chronic and zoonotic infections in addition to interaction of human pathogens affecting biological risks. It also includes experimental vaccines and therapeutics.