?We conducted a systematic review of the scientific literature from 1966 to 2005 to determine whether animals could provide early warning of a bioterrorism attack, serve as markers for ongoing e...
The Biological Warfare (BW) Terrorism Tutorial addresses several aspects of BW terrorism, including the biological agents of concern, the characteristics and motivation of terrorists, approaches to...
This educational case study document is one in a series of self-instructional publications designed to increase the primary care provider?s knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment and t...
The Combating Bioterrorism / Pandemics: Implementing Policies for Biosecurity course is a 3 day summer professional course offered by the Security Studies Program at MIT. The threats of bioterrorism...
Ebola is one of 18 viruses that cause viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) in humans and other primates. Sporadic Ebola virus infections occur naturally in parts of Africa. Ebola could serve as an effective...
Welcome to the companion Web site to "Bioterror," originally broadcast on November 13, 2001. The film follows three New York Times reporters as they delve into the murky past of bioweapons research...
Ricin is a potent toxin that could be used as an agent of biological warfare or bioterrorism. It is a phytotoxalbumin protein derived from the beans of the castor plant (Ricinus communis). Ricin is...
Smallpox is caused by the double-stranded DNA orthopoxviruses Variola major and Variola minor. The virus no longer occurs naturally. Due to an aggressive immunization program by the World Health...
Tularemia is also known as ?rabbit fever? and ?deerfly fever? and is caused by infection with the bacteria Francisella tularensis, found throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. There are two sub...
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