Defence against bioterrorism : methods for prevention and control / edited by Vladan Radosavljevic, Ines Banjari and Goran Belojevic.

This volume is based on a multidisciplinary approach towards biological and chemical threats that can, and have been previously used in bioterrorism attacks around the globe. Current knowledge and evidence-based principles from the fields of synthetic biology, microbiology, plant biology, chemistry,...

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Corporate Author: NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Defence Against Bioterrorism: Methods for Prevention and Control Belgrade, Serbia
Other Authors: Radosavljević, Vladan (Editor), Banjari, Ines (Editor), Belojevic, Goran (Editor)
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer, 2018.
Series:NATO science for peace and security series. Chemistry and biology.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface (Vladan Radosavljevic)
  • Chapter 1: Introduction (Vladan Radosavljevic)
  • Chapter 2: Synthetic Biology, Dual Use Research, and Possibilities for Control (Eckard Wimmer)
  • Chapter 3: The Global Threats from Naturally Occurring Infectious Diseases (Alessandro Mancon)
  • Chapter 4: Refugee crisis as a potential threat to public health (Raynichka Mihaylova-Garnizova)
  • Chapter 5: A Perspective on the Strategy of Intelligence (Randall Murch)
  • Chapter 6: Comparison of the Available Methods of Differentiation Between a Biological Attack and Other Epidemics (Goran Belojevic)
  • Chapter 7: Primordial and Primary Levels of Biothreat & Bioterrorism Prevention (Vladan Radosavljevic)
  • Chapter 8: Secondary Level of Biothreat & Bioterrorism Prevention (Vladan Radosavljevic)
  • Chapter 9: Preventative Medicine: research and use of medical countermeasures during an outbreak (Inger Damon)
  • Chapter 10: Rapid and Low-Cost Tools Derived from Plants to Face Emerging/ Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases and Bioterrorism Agents (Rosella Franconi)
  • Chapter 11: Panic disorder during a bioterroristic attack (Milan Latas)
  • Chapter 12: Safety and Security Regulations against Biological Threats (Anna Bielecka-Oder)
  • Chapter 13: The Role of Bioforensics in Medical Bio-Reconnaissance (Lothar Zöller)
  • Chapter 14: The role of informal digital surveillance systems before, during and after infectious disease outbreaks: A critical analysis (Avi Magid)
  • Chapter 15: Strategic aspects of countering bioterrorism (Katarina Strbac)
  • Chapter 16: Food and Bioterrorism
  • The Case of Airline Catering (Ines Banjari)
  • Chapter 17: Food safety, Standards and Norms against Bioterrorism (Adela Krivohlavek)
  • Chapter 18: Environment and bio-terrorism (Wattier-Grillot Stephanie)
  • Chapter 19: Ethical aspects of bioterrorism and biodefence (Elizabeta Ristanovic)
  • Chapter 20: Concluding remarks (Vladan Radosavljevic)