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| Foreword | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Biosecurity, Biodefense, and the Reason for Them | |
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| Seeds of Destruction | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Reality versus the Potential | |
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| The History of Biowarfare | |
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| Modern-Day Bioterrorism | |
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| Weaponization | |
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| A Question of Scale | |
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| The Genesis of Biosecurity and Biodefense | |
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| Essential Terminology | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Web Sites | |
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| References | |
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| Recognition of Biological Threat | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Bacterial Pathogens | |
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| Rickettsial Pathogens | |
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| Viral Pathogens | |
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| Prions | |
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| Fungal Pathogens | |
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| Biological Toxins | |
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| Disease | |
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| Tiered Diagnosis | |
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| Probability of Use | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Essential Terminology | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Web Sites | |
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| The Threat to Human Health | |
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| Category A Diseases and Agents | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Anthrax | |
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| Plague | |
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| Tularemia | |
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| Smallpox | |
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| Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers | |
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| Botulism | |
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| Essential Terminology | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Web Site | |
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| References | |
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| Category B Diseases and Agents | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Brucellosis | |
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| Glanders and Melioidosis | |
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| Q Fever | |
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| Psittacosis | |
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| Viral Encephalitis | |
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| Ricin Poisoning | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Essential Terminology | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Web Sites | |
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| Category C Diseases and Agents | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Nipah Virus | |
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| Hantavirus | |
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| West Nile Virus | |
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| SARS Virus | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Essential Terminology | |
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| Web Sites | |
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| Recognize, Avoid, Isolate, and Notify | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Community Response Organizations | |
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| The Concept of RAIN | |
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| Recognition | |
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| Sampling and Detection Methods | |
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| Avoidance | |
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| Isolation | |
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| Notification | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Essential Terminology | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Web Sites | |
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| References | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Anthrax, Sverdlovsk, USSR, 1979: Accidental Release of Weaponized Material | |
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| Salmonellosis and the Rajneesh, the Dalles, Oregon, USA, 1984: Intentional Food-Borne Outbreak | |
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| Pneumonic Plague, Surat, India, 1994: Natural Outbreak | |
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| Amerithrax, USA, 2001: Intentional Release of a Formulated Agent | |
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| Ricin and the Amateur Bioterrorist, USA, 2004: Intentional Release | |
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| Norwalk Virus, Queen of the West Cruise Ship, Coastal Oregon, USA, 2002: Accidental Exposure | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Essential Terminology | |
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| Web Sites | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| References | |
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| The Threat to Agriculture | |
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| Biological Threat to Agriculture | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Importance of Agriculture | |
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| Foreign Animal Diseases | |
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| Agroterrorism | |
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| Biosecurity from Field to Fork | |
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| Animal Disease Outbreak Response | |
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| Food Safety | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Essential Terminology | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Web Sites | |
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| References | |
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| Recent Animal Disease Outbreaks and Lessons Learned | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Foot-and-Mouth Disease | |
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| Avian Influenza | |
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| Classical Swine Fever | |
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| Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Protecting the Food Chain from BSE | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Essential Terminology | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Suggested Reading | |
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| Web Sites | |
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| References | |
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| Initiatives, Issues, Assets, and Programs | |
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| Legal Aspects of Biosecurity | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Legislation and Presidential Directives | |
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| Public Health and the Application of Law | |
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| Transporting Biohazardous Materials | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Essential Terminology | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Web Sites | |
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| References on HIPAA | |
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| References | |
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| Response at the State and Local Level | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Recognition: Surveillance | |
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| Command and Coordination | |
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| Response: Safety | |
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| Response: Biosampling | |
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| Response: Containment | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Web Sites | |
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| References | |
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| Biosecurity Programs and Assets | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Mitigation: Establishing Policy and Oversight | |
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| Preparedness | |
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| Response and Recovery | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Essential Terminology | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Web Sites | |
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| Consequence Management and a Model Program | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Consequence Management | |
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| Autonomous Detection Systems | |
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| The Biohazard Detection System | |
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| United States Postal Service CONOPS | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Essential Terminology | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| Web Site | |
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| References | |
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| Future Directions for Biosecurity | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Dark Specter of Terrorism | |
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| New Strategies for Prevention, Preparedness, and Containment | |
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| The Future of Biodefense Research | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Essential Terminology | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |