Booksenior editors, Joel Bozue, Christopher K. Cote, Pamela J. Glass.
Contents:
Historical overview: from poisoned darts to pan-hazard preparedness
Epidemiology of biowarfare and bioterrorism
Food, waterborne, and agricultural diseases
Consequence management: the local and national response
Medical management of potential biological casualties: a stepwise approach
Anthrax
Brucellosis
Glanders
Melioidosis
Plague
Tularemia
Q fever
Multidrug-resistant bacterial infections as a threat to the US military health system: acinetobacter infections as a case study
Botulinum toxin
Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin
Ricin
Staphylococcal enterotoxin B and related toxins produced by staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus pyogenes
Toxins from venoms and poisons
Marine algal toxins of concern as intentional contaminants
Alphavirus encephalitides
Hemorrhagic fever-causing mammarenaviruses
Henipaviruses
Filoviruses
Smallpox and related orthopox viruses
Emerging infectious diseases and future threats
Laboratory identification of threats
Medical countermeasures
Future prospects of vaccines and antibodies in biodefense
Aerobiology: history, development, and programs
Biosafety
Biological surety
Ethical issues in the development of drugs and vaccines for biodefense
Abbreviations and acronyms.