Development of Bicarbonate-Activated Peroxide as a Chemical and Biological Warfare Agent Decontaminant

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Biological Warfare ◽  
Biological Warfare Agent

scholarly journals Glanders: re-emergence of an ancient zoonosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Patricia Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Exponential Growth ◽  
First World War ◽  
Biological Warfare ◽  
World War ◽  
Biological Warfare Agent ◽  
The First World War ◽  
Global Spread ◽  
First World

Glanders, although known to be endemic in certain regions/countries of the Old and New Worlds for centuries, had been largely overlooked as a threat to equine and human health until the disease re-emerged in the Middle East in 2004. The exponential growth in international horse movements, both legal and illegal, mainly for performance purposes, has enhanced the risk of global spread of glanders in the Middle East and elsewhere. Ever since the First World War, the glanders bacillus has been recognised as a potential biological warfare agent.

Standoff lidar simulation for biological warfare agent detection, tracking, and classification

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Jönsson ◽  
Ove Steinvall ◽  
Ove Gustafsson ◽  
Fredrik Kullander ◽  
Per Jonsson
Keyword(s):  
Biological Warfare ◽  
Biological Warfare Agent

Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Warfare Agent: Poisoning, Diagnosis and Countermeasures

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 865-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Pohanka
Keyword(s):  
Botulinum Toxin ◽  
Clostridium Botulinum ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
The Body ◽  
Biological Warfare ◽  
Actual Knowledge ◽  
Biological Warfare Agent ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Food Borne ◽  
Contaminated Food

Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxin produced by Clostridium botulinum and some other relative species. It causes a lethal disease called botulism. It can enter the body via infections by Clostridium (e.g. wound and children botulism) or by direct contact with the toxin or eating contaminated food (food-borne botulism). Botulinum toxin is also considered as a relevant biological warfare agent with an expected high number of causalities when misused for bioterrorist or military purposes. The current paper surveys the actual knowledge about botulinum toxin pathogenesis, the manifestation of poisoning, and current trends in diagnostics and therapeutics. Relevant and recent literature is summarized in this paper.

Molecular modeling toward selective inhibitors of dihydrofolate reductase from the biological warfare agent Bacillus anthracis

2015 ◽  
Vol 91 ◽  
pp. 63-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana O.S. Giacoppo ◽  
Daiana T. Mancini ◽  
Ana P. Guimarães ◽  
Arlan S. Gonçalves ◽  
Elaine F.F. da Cunha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Modeling ◽  
Bacillus Anthracis ◽  
Dihydrofolate Reductase ◽  
Biological Warfare ◽  
Selective Inhibitors ◽  
Biological Warfare Agent

Personal Protection during Resuscitation of Casualties Contaminated with Chemical or Biological Warfare Agents—A Survey of Medical First Receivers

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 525-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Brinker ◽  
Kate Prior ◽  
Jan Schumacher
Keyword(s):  
Life Support ◽  
Chemical Warfare Agents ◽  
Advanced Life Support ◽  
Chemical Warfare ◽  
Biological Warfare ◽  
Personal Protection ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Biological Warfare Agent ◽  
Biological Warfare Agents ◽  
Warfare Agents

AbstractIntroduction:The threat of mass casualties caused by an unconventional terrorist attack is a challenge for the public health system, with special implications for emergency medicine, anesthesia, and intensive care. Advanced life support of patients injured by chemical or biological warfare agents requires an adequate level of personal protection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the personal protection knowledge of emergency physicians and anesthetists who would be at the frontline of the initial health response to a chemical/biological warfare agent incident.Methods:After institutional review board approval, knowledge of personal protection measures among emergency medicine (n = 28) and anesthetics (n = 47) specialty registrars in the South Thames Region of the United Kingdom was surveyed using a standardized questionnaire. Participants were asked for the recommended level of personal protection if a chemical/biological warfare agent(s) casualty required advanced life support in the designated hospital resuscitation area.Results:The best awareness within both groups was regarding severe acute respiratory syndrome, and fair knowledge was found regarding anthrax, plague, Ebola, and smallpox. In both groups, knowledge about personal protection requirements against chemical warfare agents was limited. Knowledge about personal protection measures for biological agents was acceptable, but was limited for chemical warfare agents.Conclusions:The results highlight the need to improve training and education regarding personal protection measures for medical first receivers.

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