The evolving field of biodefence: therapeutic developments and diagnostics

The threat of bioterrorism and the potential use of biological weapons against both military and civilian populations has become a major concern for governments around the world. For example, in 2001 anthrax-tainted letters resulted in several deaths, caused widespread public panic and exerted a hea...

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Autores principales: Burnett, James C., Henchal, Erik A., Schmaljohn, Alan L., Bavari, Sina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7096857/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15803193
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrd1694
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Sumario:The threat of bioterrorism and the potential use of biological weapons against both military and civilian populations has become a major concern for governments around the world. For example, in 2001 anthrax-tainted letters resulted in several deaths, caused widespread public panic and exerted a heavy economic toll. If such a small-scale act of bioterrorism could have such a huge impact, then the effects of a large-scale attack would be catastrophic. This review covers recent progress in developing therapeutic countermeasures against, and diagnostics for, such agents.

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