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Defense Against Biological Attacks

Volume II

  • Provides a detailed overview and update on diagnostic & therapeutic tools
  • Presents an interdisciplinary view on the topic
  • Offers detailed practical and theoretical approaches

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Neurotropic Viruses

    • Michael R. Holbrook
    Pages 1-20
  3. Overview of Human Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

    • James Logue, Martin Richter, Reed F. Johnson, Jens H. Kuhn, Wade Weaver
    Pages 21-54
  4. Variola Virus: Clinical, Molecular, and Bioterrorism Perspectives

    • Shane D. Falcinelli, Justine Ciric, Jason Kindrachuk
    Pages 55-102
  5. Viral Therapeutics

    • Martin Richter
    Pages 103-114
  6. Challenges Associated with Bacillus anthracis as a Bio-threat Agent

    • Haim Levy, Itai Glinert, Assa Sittner, Amir Ben-Shmuel, Elad Bar-David, David Kobiler et al.
    Pages 115-137
  7. Brucella: Potential Biothreat Agent

    • Mehmet Doganay, Gizem Dinler-Doganay, Aysegul Ulu-Kilic, Rebecca J. Ingram
    Pages 139-159
  8. Burkholderia mallei and Glanders

    • Nittaya Khakhum, Daniel Tapia, Alfredo G. Torres
    Pages 161-183
  9. Burkholderia pseudomallei

    • Kathryn J. Pflughoeft, Derrick Hau, Peter Thorkildson, David P. AuCoin
    Pages 185-211
  10. Coxiella burnetii: Hiding in Plain Sight

    • Patrice Newton, Miku Kuba, Bhavna Padmanabhan, Eleanor A. Latomanski, Hayley J. Newton
    Pages 213-238
  11. Yersinia pestis

    • Minoarisora Rajerison, Thomas Kratz
    Pages 251-269
  12. Bacterial Therapeutics

    • Martin Richter
    Pages 271-280
  13. Advances in Molecular Diagnostic Approaches for Biothreat Agents

    • Meghana Rastogi, Sunit K. Singh
    Pages 281-310
  14. Next Generation Sequencing for the Detection of Foodborne Microbial Pathogens

    • Travis G. Wentz, Lijun Hu, Thomas S. Hammack, Eric W. Brown, Shashi K. Sharma, Marc W. Allard
    Pages 311-337
  15. Agrobioterrorism

    • Lawrence F. Roberge
    Pages 359-383

About this book

This second volume of a two-volume set focuses on specific pathogens and their mechanisms of pathogenesis as well as diagnostics, therapeutics and various strategies in the event of biological attacks. This multidisciplinary book appeals to readers from various fields, including biodefense, biosafety & biosecurity, virology, neurology, molecular biology and genetic engineering, as well as infectious disease specialists. Further, the work is of interest to basic science and applied science research scholars and experts working in the area of high-consequence or select agent virology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Molecular Biology Unit, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

    Sunit K. Singh

  • NIH/NIAID, Division of Clinical Research, Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, Frederick, USA

    Jens H. Kuhn

About the editors

Sunit K. Singh, Professor, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

Jens H. Kuhn (Battelle contractor), Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD.

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