
NIAID Strategic Plan for Biodefense Research
... continue to hold true. NIAID also recognized that developing new medical countermeasures for biodefense and emerging infectious diseases is associated with specific challenges. For example, the basic biology and pathogenesis of threat agents are often not well understood. Many target pathogens must ...
... continue to hold true. NIAID also recognized that developing new medical countermeasures for biodefense and emerging infectious diseases is associated with specific challenges. For example, the basic biology and pathogenesis of threat agents are often not well understood. Many target pathogens must ...
More rapid and severe disease outbreaks for
... The latitudinal trend in disease outbreak severity and duration may in part be explained by human factors such as the effectiveness of management practices, policy implementation and reporting infrastructure. There may be better fish disease monitoring and control measures available for countries at ...
... The latitudinal trend in disease outbreak severity and duration may in part be explained by human factors such as the effectiveness of management practices, policy implementation and reporting infrastructure. There may be better fish disease monitoring and control measures available for countries at ...
Bringing together emerging and endemic zoonoses surveillance
... the data informing these models are currently limited. As a result, their predictive power, while seductive in terms of providing a focus for targeting resources, remains uncertain. It is clear that developing surveillance strategies that encompass a global geographical span poses a major challenge. ...
... the data informing these models are currently limited. As a result, their predictive power, while seductive in terms of providing a focus for targeting resources, remains uncertain. It is clear that developing surveillance strategies that encompass a global geographical span poses a major challenge. ...
creating vaccines, protecting life
... as Clostridium difficile. The vaccine developed by Sanofi Pasteur against the Clostridium difficile bacterium is now in phase III clinical trials. The alarming increase(7) of hospital-acquired infections in Europe and the United States over the last ten years has accelerated the research and develop ...
... as Clostridium difficile. The vaccine developed by Sanofi Pasteur against the Clostridium difficile bacterium is now in phase III clinical trials. The alarming increase(7) of hospital-acquired infections in Europe and the United States over the last ten years has accelerated the research and develop ...
Immunisation update
... The child being over the usual age for immunisation Family history of vaccine reactions, seizures or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Prematurity in an otherwise well infant who is not in hospital Established neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy or Down syndrome Contact with an infec ...
... The child being over the usual age for immunisation Family history of vaccine reactions, seizures or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Prematurity in an otherwise well infant who is not in hospital Established neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy or Down syndrome Contact with an infec ...
Lyme Disease - BC Centre for Disease Control
... capture of wild rodent reservoirs as well as drag sampling on multiple occasions to ensure that ticks have become established (as evidenced by demonstration of all three feeding stages of the tick over more than one year) and that B. burgdorferi is being transmitted (as evidenced by molecular detect ...
... capture of wild rodent reservoirs as well as drag sampling on multiple occasions to ensure that ticks have become established (as evidenced by demonstration of all three feeding stages of the tick over more than one year) and that B. burgdorferi is being transmitted (as evidenced by molecular detect ...
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
... anchor. It is present on a variety of cells but also circulates in plasma and has a molecular weight of about 33-35 kDa. PrPTSE has a more restricted tissue range than does PrPC. PrPTSE forms aggregates that precipitate as diffuse accumulations or as amyloid plaques in the central nervous system; th ...
... anchor. It is present on a variety of cells but also circulates in plasma and has a molecular weight of about 33-35 kDa. PrPTSE has a more restricted tissue range than does PrPC. PrPTSE forms aggregates that precipitate as diffuse accumulations or as amyloid plaques in the central nervous system; th ...
Association of Periodontal Disease with Cardiovascular Disease
... • Pathogens are transmissible • Detection of pathogens is possible • Treatment targeted to eliminate pathogens from dental plaque can cure infections ...
... • Pathogens are transmissible • Detection of pathogens is possible • Treatment targeted to eliminate pathogens from dental plaque can cure infections ...
What you should know about smallpox in the post
... needle that has been dipped in the vaccine. The live smallpox vaccine provides a high level of immunity for three to five years with decreasing immunity after that, but some protection against death may last 30 years. Imvamune is a third-generation, non-replicating smallpox vaccine for use in health ...
... needle that has been dipped in the vaccine. The live smallpox vaccine provides a high level of immunity for three to five years with decreasing immunity after that, but some protection against death may last 30 years. Imvamune is a third-generation, non-replicating smallpox vaccine for use in health ...
Large Simple Trials of Vaccine Safety
... (Effect of other vaccines given concomitantly) Validity of assumption that observed effect can be generalized to other populations ...
... (Effect of other vaccines given concomitantly) Validity of assumption that observed effect can be generalized to other populations ...
Control of M. gallisepticum in the USA Ruud Hein Intervet Inc Poultry
... to MG infections. It is important to understand, however, that any antibiotic treatment will not eliminate MG from a flock and the birds are capable of transmitting the MG horizontally as well as vertically. Another concern is that antibiotic resistant MG organisms may develop in due course. Breeder ...
... to MG infections. It is important to understand, however, that any antibiotic treatment will not eliminate MG from a flock and the birds are capable of transmitting the MG horizontally as well as vertically. Another concern is that antibiotic resistant MG organisms may develop in due course. Breeder ...
Important Facts Regarding Immunizations
... of existing services, unavailability of vaccines, and cost.1 These deficiencies have led to such a dramatic drop in immunization/vaccination rates that many experts believe preventable childhood illnesses such as measles, whooping cough (pertussis), diphtheria, tetanus, polio, chickenpox (varicella) ...
... of existing services, unavailability of vaccines, and cost.1 These deficiencies have led to such a dramatic drop in immunization/vaccination rates that many experts believe preventable childhood illnesses such as measles, whooping cough (pertussis), diphtheria, tetanus, polio, chickenpox (varicella) ...
Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases and
... - Travellers to the sub-Saharan meningitis belt may be exposed to outbreaks of serogroup A disease with comparatively very high incidence rates during dry season (December–June). Long-term travellers living in close contact with the indigenous population may be at greater risk of infection - Pilgrim ...
... - Travellers to the sub-Saharan meningitis belt may be exposed to outbreaks of serogroup A disease with comparatively very high incidence rates during dry season (December–June). Long-term travellers living in close contact with the indigenous population may be at greater risk of infection - Pilgrim ...
Epidemic Disease Detection and Forecasting: A Survey
... diseases well before they occur. With numerous cases of widespread outbreaks of epidemics being reported in densely populated areas, these methodologies can help restrict the outbreak only to a small confined area. This would ensure that a better coping mechanism is provided to study the spread of i ...
... diseases well before they occur. With numerous cases of widespread outbreaks of epidemics being reported in densely populated areas, these methodologies can help restrict the outbreak only to a small confined area. This would ensure that a better coping mechanism is provided to study the spread of i ...
Project Progress Report #1
... A percentage of population is already vaccinated (when applicable) Emergency response and medical staff already vaccinated (if available) Treatments are available for recovering those that receive it Vaccination and treatment have no significant side effects Those in quarantine without symptoms rece ...
... A percentage of population is already vaccinated (when applicable) Emergency response and medical staff already vaccinated (if available) Treatments are available for recovering those that receive it Vaccination and treatment have no significant side effects Those in quarantine without symptoms rece ...
Bird Flu Fact Sheet
... Health and Human Services and many others to develop a plan which provides funding for early detection, containment, and treatment of an outbreak. Scientists and researchers are working around the clock to develop a vaccine which is effective against an avian influenza virus outbreak and our governm ...
... Health and Human Services and many others to develop a plan which provides funding for early detection, containment, and treatment of an outbreak. Scientists and researchers are working around the clock to develop a vaccine which is effective against an avian influenza virus outbreak and our governm ...
Introduction to Communicable Disease Control
... control of communicable diseases, reporting must be accurately and promptly completed. Newly diagnosed cases are reported to the RMOH by the diagnosing physician or laboratory. These cases are then referred by the Communicable Disease Control Nurse (CDCN) to the Community Health Nurse (CHN), Environ ...
... control of communicable diseases, reporting must be accurately and promptly completed. Newly diagnosed cases are reported to the RMOH by the diagnosing physician or laboratory. These cases are then referred by the Communicable Disease Control Nurse (CDCN) to the Community Health Nurse (CHN), Environ ...
Quantification of Foot-and-mouth Disease Virus Transmission Rates
... RT-PCR-ELISA). However, the rate of transmission is reduced to 0.24 new cases per day [95% CI: 0.06-0.98], which to the best of our knowledge is the first reported quantified transmission parameter from sub-clinically-infected sheep to in-contact pigs. Even though a relatively low number of newly in ...
... RT-PCR-ELISA). However, the rate of transmission is reduced to 0.24 new cases per day [95% CI: 0.06-0.98], which to the best of our knowledge is the first reported quantified transmission parameter from sub-clinically-infected sheep to in-contact pigs. Even though a relatively low number of newly in ...
Here - Canadian Bison Association
... (antibodies) in bison? No trials have been done in bison to prove immune stimulation or response on a cellular of humoral level. Dose and/or frequency of re-administration (same as cattle?). What if we were able to find an immune response, is it protective? ...
... (antibodies) in bison? No trials have been done in bison to prove immune stimulation or response on a cellular of humoral level. Dose and/or frequency of re-administration (same as cattle?). What if we were able to find an immune response, is it protective? ...
Review on Emerging and Re-Emerging Bacterial Zoonotic Diseases
... Wollo University School of Veterinary Medicine, Alula Alemayehu, P.O. Box- 1145, Wollo University School of Veterinary Medicine, Dessie, Ethiopia Abstract: Zoonotic diseases are those diseases that are naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and man with or without an arthropod intermediate ...
... Wollo University School of Veterinary Medicine, Alula Alemayehu, P.O. Box- 1145, Wollo University School of Veterinary Medicine, Dessie, Ethiopia Abstract: Zoonotic diseases are those diseases that are naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and man with or without an arthropod intermediate ...
81. FMD control - learning from the recent events in FMD free countries in Asia - the problems of high density swine/ruminant areas
... support and funding to maintain the vigilance required and resources required for response – A loss of a sense of urgency to include FMD as a differential to be ruled out – There is too much at risk if FMD is the last disease on the differential list after other endemic diseases are first ruled out ...
... support and funding to maintain the vigilance required and resources required for response – A loss of a sense of urgency to include FMD as a differential to be ruled out – There is too much at risk if FMD is the last disease on the differential list after other endemic diseases are first ruled out ...
biohazardous agents and recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid
... * NIH Guidelines defines recombinant and synthetic nucleic acid molecules as: (i) molecules that a) are constructed by joining nucleic acid molecules and b) can replicate in a living cell (i.e. recombinant nucleic acids); (ii) nucleic acid molecules that are chemically or by other means synthesized ...
... * NIH Guidelines defines recombinant and synthetic nucleic acid molecules as: (i) molecules that a) are constructed by joining nucleic acid molecules and b) can replicate in a living cell (i.e. recombinant nucleic acids); (ii) nucleic acid molecules that are chemically or by other means synthesized ...
Autoimmune computer virus
... software, and respond differently to such software than to programs designed for other purposes. ...
... software, and respond differently to such software than to programs designed for other purposes. ...
Bioterrorism

Bioterrorism is terrorism involving the intentional release or dissemination of biological agents. These agents are bacteria, viruses, or toxins, and may be in a naturally occurring or a human-modified form. For the use of this method in warfare, see biological warfare.