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Titolo: | Biological threats and terrorism : assessing the science and response capabilities : workshop summary / / Stacey L. Knobler, Adel A.F. Mahmoud, and Leslie A. Pray, editors |
Pubblicazione: | Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2002 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | xvi, 317 p. : ill |
Disciplina: | 363.3/2 |
Soggetto topico: | Bioterrorism |
Altri autori: | KnoblerStacey MahmoudAdel A. F PrayLeslie A |
Note generali: | "Based on a workshop of the Forum on Emerging Infections, Board on Global Health, Institute of Medicine." |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Nota di contenuto: | Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary and Assessment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Assessing Our Understanding of the Threats -- 3 Vaccines: Research, Development, Production, and Procurement Issues -- 4 The Research Agenda: Implications for Therapeutic Countermeasures to Biological Threats -- 5 Assessing the Capacity of the Public Health Infrastructure -- 6 Scientific and Policy Tools for Countering Bioterrorism -- Appendix A Biological Threats and Terrorism: How Prepared Are We? Assessing the Science and Our Response Capabilities -- Appendix B Information Resources -- Appendix C Testimony of Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D. -- Appendix D Summary of the Frist-Kennedy "Bioterrorism Preparedness Act of 2001" -- Appendix E Department Of Health And Human Services: Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 01N-0494] -- Appendix F Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Contingency -- Appendix G The Model State Emergency Health Powers Act -- Appendix H NACCHO Research Brief: Assessment of Local Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness -- Appendix I Statement on Vaccine Development -- Appendix J Testimony of Kenneth I. Shine, M.D. -- Appendix K Glossary and Acronyms -- Appendix L Forum Member, Speaker, and Staff Biographies. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Biological threats and terrorism |
ISBN: | 0-309-16995-X |
0-309-51025-2 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910817229103321 |
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