Items of Interest
- "Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Fellows Announced" Press Release, May 14, 2012.
- "Biological Security: The Risk of Dual-Use Research." Thomas Inglesby testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 26, 2012.
- "Return of Epidemic Dengue in the United States: Implications for the Public Health Practitioner." Bouri N, Sell TK, Franco C, et al. Public Health Reports. 2012;127(3):259-266.
- "The Integration of Mental and Behavioral Health Into Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery." Pfefferbaum B, Flynn BW, Schonfeld D, Brown LM, Jacobs GA, Dodgen D, Donato D, Kaul RE, Stone B, Norwood AE, et al. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2012;6:60-66.
- Biosecurity and Bioterrorism Special Feature: A Decade in Biosecurity. Various authors. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2012;10(1):5-88. This series of 7 review articles by leaders in the field was commissioned by the Sloan Foundation to document achievements of the past decade and help chart the direction of future efforts.
- "A History of Eradication--Successes, Failures, and Controversies." Henderson DA. Lancet. 2012;379(9819):884-885.
- "After Fukushima: Managing the Consequences of a Radiological Release." Fitzgerald J, Wollner S, Adalja AA, et al., Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. March 2012.
- "Lessons Learned During Dengue Outbreaks in the United States, 2001–11." Adalja AA, Sell TK, Bouri N, and Franco C. Emerging Infectious Diseases [serial on the Internet]. April 2012;18(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1804.110968.
- "Sunday Dialogue: Bird Flu Experiments." Inglesby TV. Sunday Dialogue: Bird Flu Experiments. New York Times. January 29, 2012. Letters.
- "Engineered H5N1: A Rare Time for Restraint in Science." Inglesby TV. Annals of Internal Medicine. March 20, 2012;156(6):460-462. First published January 26, 2012 on annals.org.
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2011 Publications
- "The Eradication of Smallpox – An Overview of the Past, Present, and Future." Henderson DA. Nature. 19 Dec 2011;29S (2011):D7–D9.
- "Editorial: The Risk of Engineering a Highly Transmissible H5N1 Virus." Inglesby TV, Cicero A, and Henderson DA. www.upmc-biosecurity.org. December 15, 2011.
- "Biosurveillance Where It Happens: State and Local Capabilities and Needs." Toner ES, Nuzzo JB, Watson M, et al. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2011;9(4):321-330.
- "Diagnostics for Global Biosurveillance: Turning Promising Science into the Tools Needed in the Field." Nuzzo J, Rambhia K, Wollner S, et al. Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. September 2011.
- "Contagion--Public Health's Top Gun." Toner E, Cicero A, Adalja A, and Inglesby TV. www.upmc-biosecurity.org. September 2011.
- "A Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness." Center for Biosecurity, September 2011.
- "Progress in Disaster Planning and Preparedness Since 2001." Inglesby TV. The Journal of the American Medical Association, Published online September 8, 2011. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.1359.
- "A Crossroads in Biosecurity." Various authors. Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness. Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. September 8, 2011.
- "Four Ways to Reduce the Time and Cost of Anthrax Cleanup." Franco C. In Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness. Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. September 8, 2011: 32-35.
- "Preparing Hospitals for Large-Scale Infectious Disease Emergencies." Toner E and Adalja AA.In Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness. Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. September 8, 2011: 28-31.
- "Post-9/11 Challenges of a Crisis." Henderson DA. In Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness. Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. September 8, 2011:8-11.
- "Delivering Medical Care in a Catastrophe: Time for Crisis Standards." Hanfling D. In Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness. Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. September 8, 2011:22-26.
- "Connecting the Dots: Creating a National Biosurveillance Capability." Nuzzo J. In Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness. Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. September 8, 2011:16-20.
- "Community Resilience: Beyond Wishful Thinking." Schoch-Spana M. In Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness. Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. September 8, 2011:36-41.
- "Managing the Insider Threat in High-Containment Laboratories ." Gronvall GK. In Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness. Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. September 8, 2011:12-15.
- "A New Framework for Influenza—Rational Use of Antiviral Therapy and Vaccines." Adalja AA. US Respiratory Disease. 2011;7(1):49–52.
- "Responding to Dengue Fever in the U.S.: Lessons from Three Outbreaks." Adalja AA, Bouri N, Sell TK, and Franco C. Poster. July 2011.
- "The Role of Isolation, Self-protection, and Mosquito Abatement in an Agent-based Model of Dengue Fever Transmission." Selck F, Bouri N, Franco C, Sell TK, and Adalja AA. Poster. July 2011.
- "Global Health Security: Closing the Gaps in Responding to Infectious Disease Emergencies." Nuzzo J and Gronvall GK. Global Health Governance. 2011;4(2). www.ghgj.org.
- "Book Review: Deadly Choices--How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All." Adalja AA. The Journal of the American Medical Association. 2011;305(23):2469.
- "Smallpox Virus Destruction and the Implications of a New Vaccine." Henderson DA. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2011;9(2):163-168.
- "Polio: A Tale of Two Vaccines." Adalja AA. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2011;9(2):87-88.
- "Federal Agency Biodefense Funding, FY2011-FY2012." Franco C and Sell TK. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2011;9(2):117-137.
- "Acting on the Lessons of SARS: What Remains To Be Done?" Toner E and Nuzzo J. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2011;9(2):169-174.
- "Response to the Sudden Closure of St. Vincent’s Hospital." Adalja AA, Watson M, Wollner S, et al. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2011;9(2):153-161.
- "Vaccines, Immunity, Whooping Cough, and Mumps." Adalja AA. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2011;9(1):9-11.
- "Improving Global Health, Strengthening Global Security Conference Report." Gronvall GK, Morhard R, Rambhia K, et al. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2011;9(1):73-78.
- "Everywhere You Look: Select Agent Pathogens." Rambhia K, Ribner A, and Gronvall GK. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2011;9(1):69-71 .
- "U.S. Government Judgments on the Threat of Biological Weapons: Official Assessments, 2004-2011." Center for Biosecurity of UPMC. March 2011.
- "Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI's Investigation of the 2001 Anthrax Letters." Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2011.
- "Isolation of Aspergillus in Three 2009 H1N1 Influenza Patients." Adalja AA, Sappington PL, Harris SP, et al. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. July 2011;5(4):225-229. Article first published online: 7 FEB 2011. DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00202.x
- "In Defense of Flu Shots." Adalja AA. ACEP News. 2011;30(1):4.
- "Comparing Severity and Outcomes for Seasonal and 2009 H1N1 Infections." Adalja AA. The Journal of the American Medical Association. 2011;305(1):39-40.
- "Flu Vaccine: Should It Be Mandatory?" Adalja AA. Today's Hospitalist. January 2011.