THE GATHERING BIOLOGICAL WARFARE STORM

Abstract

Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Ch. 1. U.S. biodefense readiness: thoughts after September 11th / Barry R. Schneider -- Ch. 2. Agroterrorism and foot-and-mouth disease: is the United States prepared? / Michael E. Peterson -- Ch. 3. Surveillance and detection: a public health response to bioterrorism / Barbara F. Bullock -- Ch. 4. The anthrax terror: DOD's number-one biological threat / Jim A. Davis and Anna Johnson-Winegar -- Ch. 5. Efficacy and safety of the anthrax vaccine / Richard A. Hersack -- Ch. 6. Smallpox: a primer / Brenda J. McEleney -- Ch. 7. The prospects for biological war in the Middle East / Brad Roberts -- Ch. 8. Assessment of the emerging biocruise threat / Rex R. Kiziah -- Ch. 9. Next generation bioweapons: genetic engineering and biological warfare / Michael J. Ainscough -- Ch. 10. A biological warfare wake-up call: prevalent myths and likely scenarios / Jim A. Davis - - Notes -- Index -- About the contributors