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Public Health Response to Biological and Chemical Weapons (2nd ed.)
“The message contained in this publication is clear: countries need a public health system that can respond to the deliberate release of chemical and biological agents. Regrettable though this message may be, the use of poison gas in the war between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran in the 1980s, the recent anthrax incidents Read More »
- April 7, 2011
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Other, and 2001-2025
Anthrax in humans and animals (4th ed.)
Anthrax essentially ceased to be regarded as a disease of major health or economic importance after the enormous successes of Max Sterne’s veterinary vaccine developed in the 1930s, and subsequent analogs in the former Soviet union, in dramatically reducing the incidence of the disease in livestock throughout the world in the ensuing two decades. the Read More »
- April 7, 2011
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Other, and 2001-2025
Biorisk Management: Laboratory biosecurity guidance
This present document aims to expand the laboratory biosecurity concepts introduced in LBM3, and to strike a balance between the long-known biosafety procedures and practices described in LBM3 and the more recently introduced and broader biosecurity concepts. It further introduces the overarching “biorisk management” approach that has resulted from careful thinking, comprehensive study of prevailing Read More »
- April 7, 2011
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, and Other
The Amerithrax Case: Report of the Expert Behavioral Analysis Panel (Redacted Version)
In September and October 2001, a series of letters containing Bacillus anthracis was mailed to targets in the media and Congress. As a result, 22 individuals became infected and five died. Over the next eight years, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) conducted one of the most complex, far-reaching and expensive investigations in the Read More »
- April 7, 2011
- | Filed under North America, Report, and 2001-2025
International Health Regulations (IHR)
In response to the exponential increase in international travel and trade, and emergence and reemergence of international disease threats and other health risks, 194 countries across the globe have agreed to implement the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR). This binding instrument of international law entered into force on 15 June 2007. The stated purpose and Read More »
- April 6, 2011
- | Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America, South Asia, Law, and 2001-2025
