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Microorganisms and Bioterrorism (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006)
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Microorganisms and Bioterrorism (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006)
Series: Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis
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The threat of bioterrorism has become a major challenge for the
twenty-?rst century. However, the potentials of infectious agents
as bioweapons have been recognized for centuries. Throughout
history there have been attempts to i- tiate infectious disease
outbreaks and epidemics during warfare. In the last decade the
attention of the biomedical community, as well as governments and
the United Nations, has increasingly focused on the threat of
bioterr- ism, especially the use of biological and/or chemical
weapons against military and civilian populations. As an example,
there is now much interest conce- ing microbial infection and
bioterrorism in the medical microbiology and - munologycommunities.
Thisvolumeaddressessuchconcernsandemphasizes
bothbasicandclinicalconcepts,
aswellasproblematicimplicationsofinfection by various microbes now
recognized as potential bioterrorism agents. The ?rst chapter by
Drs. Andrew Canons, Philip Amuso, and Burt And- son from the
University of South Florida is an overview of the biotechnology of
bioterrorismbothinthepublichealthresponsetopossibleactsofbioterrorism,
aswellasfortheconcernsaboutthemisuseofbiotechnology. Thesecondch-
ter is a historical perspective of microbial bioterrorism by Dr.
Steven Morse, Director of the Bioterrorism Division at the Center
for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA. This chapter
describes in detail historical aspects concerning the early use of
biological agents in warfare, development and international
conventions to prohibit the use of such weapons, and a brief -
scription of important incidents of infectious agents as
bioterrorist agents and use during the last few centuries. The next
chapter by Dr. Sandra Gompf from the University of South Florida
discusses the role of public health physicians and infectious
diseases specialists in the control of microbial bioterrorism
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