Defense Against Biological Attacks: Volume I

✍ Scribed by Sunit K. Singh, Jens H. Kuhn

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 332
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This first volume of a two-volume set describes general aspects, such as the historical view on the topic, the role of information distribution and preparedness of health-care systems and preparedness in emergency cases. Part two describes and discusseses in detail the pathogens and toxins that are potentially used for biological attacks. As such, the book is a valuable resource for faculties engaged in molecular biology, genetic engineering, neurology, biodefense, biosafety & biosecurity, virology, and infectious disease programs, as well as professional medical research organizations.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii
Historical Aspects of Biological Weapons Development and Use (Gregory D. Koblentz)....Pages 1-18
Overview of Global Coordination on Bio-Nonproliferation and Its Limits (Maria Hecht, Stefan Kloth, Min-Hi Lee)....Pages 19-33
The Role of Event-Based Biosurveillance in Biodefense (David M. Hartley, Wai-Ling Mui, Courtney D. Corley)....Pages 35-51
Trust and Transparency in Biodefense (Filippa Lentzos)....Pages 53-68
The Science of Forensic Epidemiology in Detecting a Biological Attack (Bioterrorism) (Steven A. Koehler)....Pages 69-104
Remediation of a Biological Weapons Attack (Crystal R. Watson, Francisco J. Cruz)....Pages 105-124
Maximum Containment Infectious Disease Laboratories as an Integral Part of Emergency Preparedness and Emergency Response (Sarah Carpenter, Nahid Bhadelia)....Pages 125-144
Infection Prevention and Control: A Biodefense Measure (Saskia Popescu)....Pages 145-169
Clinical Management of Patients Infected with Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms (Thomas Kratz, Bruria Adini, August Stich, René Gottschalk)....Pages 171-194
Swords to Ploughshares and Back: The Continuing Threat of Immunomodulatory Research and Development (Joseph P. Cornish, Reed F. Johnson)....Pages 195-223
Synthetic Biology: Biosecurity and Biosafety Implications (Gigi Kwik Gronvall)....Pages 225-232
Is CRISPR a Security Threat? (Sonia Ben Ouagrham-Gormley, Shannon R. Fye-Marnien)....Pages 233-251
Emerging and Enabling Technologies in Biodefense (Kavita M. Berger)....Pages 253-281
Regulatory Pathways for Medical Products Used in Biodefense (Theresa Allio)....Pages 283-296
Big Data and Biodefense: Prospects and Pitfalls (Kathleen M. Vogel)....Pages 297-315
Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Biodefense: A Genomic-Based Approach for Averting Technological Surprise (Willy A. Valdivia-Granda)....Pages 317-327

✦ Subjects

Biomedicine; Medical Microbiology; Virology; Neurosciences