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The gathering biological warfare storm / edited by Jim A. Davis and Barry R. Schneider.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Biological warfare.
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2004.
- Contents:
- 1 U.S. Biodefense Readiness: Thoughts after September 11th / Barry R. Schneider 1
- 2 Agroterrorism and Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Is the United States Prepared? / Michael E. Peterson 11
- 3 Surveillance and Detection: A Public Health Response to Bioterrorism / Barbara F. Bullock 31
- 4 The Anthrax Terror: DOD's Number-One Biological Threat / Jim A. Davis, Anna Johnson-Winegar 49
- 5 Efficacy and Safety of the Anthrax Vaccine / Richard A. Hersack 65
- 6 Smallpox: A Primer / Brenda J. McEleney 91
- 7 The Prospects for Biological War in the Middle East / Brad Roberts 103
- 8 Assessment of the Emerging Biocruise Threat / Rex R. Kiziah 123
- 9 Next Generation Bioweapons: Genetic Engineering and Biological Warfare / Michael J. Ainscough 165
- 10 A Biological Warfare Wake-Up Call: Prevalent Myths and Likely Scenarios / Jim A. Davis 187.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-246) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275983145
- OCLC:
- 53975549
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