CURRICULUM VITAE MIGUEL A. VALVANO, MD. Centre for
... are of fundamental biological importance not only for bacteria but also for all cells. This research also led to proof of principle evidence that novel compounds can be identified (called antibiotic adjuvants), which can increase the permeability of the bacterial outer membrane to common antibiotics ...
... are of fundamental biological importance not only for bacteria but also for all cells. This research also led to proof of principle evidence that novel compounds can be identified (called antibiotic adjuvants), which can increase the permeability of the bacterial outer membrane to common antibiotics ...
Ricin Fact Sheet
... paints, textiles, polymers, and medically as a purgative). More than one million tonnes of seeds are processed annually. India, China and Brazil are the major producers of castor oil. The seeds typically contain 30-60% by weight of castor oil (predominantly ricinolate, a triglyceride of 12-hydroxyol ...
... paints, textiles, polymers, and medically as a purgative). More than one million tonnes of seeds are processed annually. India, China and Brazil are the major producers of castor oil. The seeds typically contain 30-60% by weight of castor oil (predominantly ricinolate, a triglyceride of 12-hydroxyol ...
Anthrax JULY 2008 - San Francisco Bay Area Advanced Practice
... generally occurs as a complication of these primary forms of disease, is most likely to be seen with inhalational anthrax. Anthrax infection is a severe clinical illness and can be life-threatening. Case fatality varies by the clinical type of disease. Overall case-fatality rates have declined becau ...
... generally occurs as a complication of these primary forms of disease, is most likely to be seen with inhalational anthrax. Anthrax infection is a severe clinical illness and can be life-threatening. Case fatality varies by the clinical type of disease. Overall case-fatality rates have declined becau ...
anthrax - sfcdcp
... anthrax (seven confirmed, four suspected). Several countries have had anthrax weaponization programs in the past, including the United States. ...
... anthrax (seven confirmed, four suspected). Several countries have had anthrax weaponization programs in the past, including the United States. ...
Plague as a Biological Weapon
... rats and humans or more quickly from country to country by ships. The pandemic lasted more than 130 years and had major political, cultural, and religious ramifications. The third pandemic began in China in 1855, spread to all inhabited continents, and ultimately killed more than 12 million people i ...
... rats and humans or more quickly from country to country by ships. The pandemic lasted more than 130 years and had major political, cultural, and religious ramifications. The third pandemic began in China in 1855, spread to all inhabited continents, and ultimately killed more than 12 million people i ...
World Health Organization Guidelines for Containment of Poliovirus
... † Untreated release into a closed sewage system with secondary effluent treatment in facility location (Note: all waste from facilities, potentially containing live poliovirus, should be inactivated before release through adequate and validated inactivation procedures. For facilities without a dedic ...
... † Untreated release into a closed sewage system with secondary effluent treatment in facility location (Note: all waste from facilities, potentially containing live poliovirus, should be inactivated before release through adequate and validated inactivation procedures. For facilities without a dedic ...
Vaccine Developing Countries Vaccine Manufacturers Network
... Fig. 3. (A) Number of pentavalent vaccine doses procured by UNICEF since 2000, from all manufacturers, including one DCVMN member supplying after 2008 and two additional DCVMN members supplying after 2010. (B) Number of countries that introduced pentavalent vaccines (DTPHepBHib) since 2000, with GAV ...
... Fig. 3. (A) Number of pentavalent vaccine doses procured by UNICEF since 2000, from all manufacturers, including one DCVMN member supplying after 2008 and two additional DCVMN members supplying after 2010. (B) Number of countries that introduced pentavalent vaccines (DTPHepBHib) since 2000, with GAV ...
Tularemia as a Biological Weapon Medical and Public Health
... weeks and disease relapses to occur during the ensuing weeks or months. It was assumed that vaccinated individuals would be only partially protected against an aerosol exposure. Referring to this model, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently examined the expected economic impa ...
... weeks and disease relapses to occur during the ensuing weeks or months. It was assumed that vaccinated individuals would be only partially protected against an aerosol exposure. Referring to this model, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently examined the expected economic impa ...
33. Botulinum Toxins
... Reinhard Heydrich, head of the Gestapo and Security Service in Germany during World War II, was arguably second only to Hitler as the chief perpetrator of the Holocaust. He was assassinated in Prague in the spring of 1942 by Czech patriots who were trained and equipped by the British. The fatal inju ...
... Reinhard Heydrich, head of the Gestapo and Security Service in Germany during World War II, was arguably second only to Hitler as the chief perpetrator of the Holocaust. He was assassinated in Prague in the spring of 1942 by Czech patriots who were trained and equipped by the British. The fatal inju ...
WHO global action plan for laboratory containment of wild polioviruses
... two cases of smallpox occurred in the United Kingdom. Both were linked to a laboratory in the Birmingham University Medical School. The index case was a medical photographer, who worked in a darkroom located on the floor above the poxvirus research laboratory. The second case was the mother of the p ...
... two cases of smallpox occurred in the United Kingdom. Both were linked to a laboratory in the Birmingham University Medical School. The index case was a medical photographer, who worked in a darkroom located on the floor above the poxvirus research laboratory. The second case was the mother of the p ...
Anthrax in Europe: its epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and role
... facultatively anaerobic, large, Gram-positive bacillus, which, under adverse growth conditions, forms a single subterminal endospore. The endospores are formed only in the presence of oxygen and will not be seen in clinical specimens, such as blood smears. The vegetative form grows readily on many a ...
... facultatively anaerobic, large, Gram-positive bacillus, which, under adverse growth conditions, forms a single subterminal endospore. The endospores are formed only in the presence of oxygen and will not be seen in clinical specimens, such as blood smears. The vegetative form grows readily on many a ...
Tularemia as a Biological Weapon
... expected to persist for several weeks and disease relapses to occur during the ensuing weeks or months. It was assumed that vaccinated individuals would be only partially protected against an aerosol exposure. Referring to this model, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently exa ...
... expected to persist for several weeks and disease relapses to occur during the ensuing weeks or months. It was assumed that vaccinated individuals would be only partially protected against an aerosol exposure. Referring to this model, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently exa ...
Tularemia as a Biological Weapon
... expected to persist for several weeks and disease relapses to occur during the ensuing weeks or months. It was assumed that vaccinated individuals would be only partially protected against an aerosol exposure. Referring to this model, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently exa ...
... expected to persist for several weeks and disease relapses to occur during the ensuing weeks or months. It was assumed that vaccinated individuals would be only partially protected against an aerosol exposure. Referring to this model, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently exa ...
Emphasizing Military Vaccination Programs
... person should probably not receive additional doses of that specific vaccine. It may be acceptable or desirable to give other vaccines, however. For example, someone whose throat swells after a dose of influenza vaccine, or whose throat swells after eating eggs, should not receive flu shots in follo ...
... person should probably not receive additional doses of that specific vaccine. It may be acceptable or desirable to give other vaccines, however. For example, someone whose throat swells after a dose of influenza vaccine, or whose throat swells after eating eggs, should not receive flu shots in follo ...
haemorigic fever viruses
... 50 kg of B. anthracis spores released over an urban population of 5 million would sicken 250 000 and kill 100 000 [11]. The United States (US) has weaponised anthrax spores, as did other countries in the 1950s and 1960s; this was evidenced, for example, by the accidental aerosol release of B. anthra ...
... 50 kg of B. anthracis spores released over an urban population of 5 million would sicken 250 000 and kill 100 000 [11]. The United States (US) has weaponised anthrax spores, as did other countries in the 1950s and 1960s; this was evidenced, for example, by the accidental aerosol release of B. anthra ...
bloodborne pathogens program
... remain confidential and may only be disclosed or reported to any party with the expressed consent of the employee. Medical records must be made available to the employee at their request. Training records should include the date, agenda, instructor’s name and attendance list. These records are to be ...
... remain confidential and may only be disclosed or reported to any party with the expressed consent of the employee. Medical records must be made available to the employee at their request. Training records should include the date, agenda, instructor’s name and attendance list. These records are to be ...
Anthrax as a Biological Weapon Medical and Public Health
... on primate data, it has been estimated that for humans the LD 50 (lethal dose sufficient to kill 50% of persons exposed to it) is 2500 to 55,000 inhaled anthrax spores.37 The term inhalational anthrax reflects the nature of acquisition of the disease. The term anthrax pneumonia is misleading. Typic ...
... on primate data, it has been estimated that for humans the LD 50 (lethal dose sufficient to kill 50% of persons exposed to it) is 2500 to 55,000 inhaled anthrax spores.37 The term inhalational anthrax reflects the nature of acquisition of the disease. The term anthrax pneumonia is misleading. Typic ...
Biosafety Level 2 Laboratory Self-Audit Checklist
... Laboratory furniture is capable of supporting anticipated loading and uses. Spaces between benches, cabinets, and equipment are accessible for cleaning. Chairs and other furniture used in laboratory work are covered with a non-fabric material that can be easily decontaminated. Biological safety cabi ...
... Laboratory furniture is capable of supporting anticipated loading and uses. Spaces between benches, cabinets, and equipment are accessible for cleaning. Chairs and other furniture used in laboratory work are covered with a non-fabric material that can be easily decontaminated. Biological safety cabi ...
Medical College of Georgia
... transgenic or knockout rodent experiments requiring BSL24 containment; or transplantation of genetically engineered cells into animals. Section III-D-4 Yes No ...
... transgenic or knockout rodent experiments requiring BSL24 containment; or transplantation of genetically engineered cells into animals. Section III-D-4 Yes No ...
Packaging and Shipping - Minnesota Department of Health
... Summary of Regulations: The regulations divide infectious substances into two categories – A (infectious), and B (diagnostic). When clinical specimens are being shipped for the diagnosis and treatment of a patient and are not known to contain a Category A organism, they may be treated as diagnostic ...
... Summary of Regulations: The regulations divide infectious substances into two categories – A (infectious), and B (diagnostic). When clinical specimens are being shipped for the diagnosis and treatment of a patient and are not known to contain a Category A organism, they may be treated as diagnostic ...
Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax)
... Fortunately, the material used turned out to be ineffective, and consequently no one was sickened.5 Most notably, in October 2001, anthrax attacks were perpetrated in the US via the mail, when 7 envelopes containing B. anthracis spores were sent through the US postal system (4 were recovered). Twent ...
... Fortunately, the material used turned out to be ineffective, and consequently no one was sickened.5 Most notably, in October 2001, anthrax attacks were perpetrated in the US via the mail, when 7 envelopes containing B. anthracis spores were sent through the US postal system (4 were recovered). Twent ...
General Safety
... • On the chemical’s MSDS • In unit or facility protocols • From the manufacture Certain safety measures are used for all hazardous chemicals. These include: • Wear proper PPE to prevent contact with the chemical. • Wash your skin immediately if contact occurs. • Do not touch contaminated hands or gl ...
... • On the chemical’s MSDS • In unit or facility protocols • From the manufacture Certain safety measures are used for all hazardous chemicals. These include: • Wear proper PPE to prevent contact with the chemical. • Wash your skin immediately if contact occurs. • Do not touch contaminated hands or gl ...
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... may be found in the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 1.4.5) To assess these risks it is necessary to know the epidemiological background of the organism and also such attributes of the organism as infectivity for humans and animals, stability in the environment, ability to infect by diffe ...
... may be found in the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Chapter 1.4.5) To assess these risks it is necessary to know the epidemiological background of the organism and also such attributes of the organism as infectivity for humans and animals, stability in the environment, ability to infect by diffe ...
biosafety and biosecurity in the veterinary microbiology
... needed to minimise the risk of human disease, and the risk of spread of disease to animals and the environment. The containment level is defined by a combination of the physical facilities and working practices employed. Organisms of the four Risk Groups indicated above may be placed into containmen ...
... needed to minimise the risk of human disease, and the risk of spread of disease to animals and the environment. The containment level is defined by a combination of the physical facilities and working practices employed. Organisms of the four Risk Groups indicated above may be placed into containmen ...
Text consolidated by Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre
... monitoring in the field laid down in the Veterinary Medicine Law. The Service in collaboration with the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control shall ensure the introduction and implementation of the requirements laid down in this Regulation, as well as exchange of information. ...
... monitoring in the field laid down in the Veterinary Medicine Law. The Service in collaboration with the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control shall ensure the introduction and implementation of the requirements laid down in this Regulation, as well as exchange of information. ...