Items of Interest
- "Sunday Dialogue: Bird Flu Experiments." By Tom Inglesby et al., January 2012.
- "Engineered H5N1: A Rare Time for Restraint in Science." By Thomas V. Inglesby, January 2012.
- "Preventing Pandemics: The Fight Over Flu." By D.A. Henderson et al., January 2012.
- "Life Sciences at a Crossroads: Respiratory Transmissible H5N1." By Michael T. Osterholm and D.A. Henderson, January 2012.
- "Editorial: The Risk of Engineering a Highly Transmissible H5N1 Virus." By Thomas V. Inglesby, Anita Cicero, and D. A. Henderson, December 15, 2011.
- "Use of Potassium Iodide (KI) in a Nuclear Emergency." By Amesh A. Adalja, December 2011.
- "A Possible Approach to Large-Scale Laboratory Testing for Acute Radiation Sickness after a Nuclear Detonation." By Amesh A. Adalja, Matthew Watson, Samuel Wollner, and Eric Toner, December 2011.
- "Ten Years After 9/11 and the Anthrax Attacks: Protecting Against Biological Threats." Thomas Inglesby testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on October 18, 2011.
- U.S. Preparedness for a Nuclear Detonation. Second in a series of Congressional seminars, this was held on October 17, 2011.
- Questions and Answer Session. Rad Resilient City Launch, National Press Club, Washington, DC, September 27, 2011.
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Materials posted in the past 90 days—publications, conference reports, conference videos, and interactive features.
Publications and Reports
- "Sunday Dialogue: Bird Flu Experiments." By Tom Inglesby et al., January 2012.
- "Engineered H5N1: A Rare Time for Restraint in Science." By Thomas V. Inglesby, January 2012.
- "Preventing Pandemics: The Fight Over Flu." By D.A. Henderson et al., January 2012.
- "Life Sciences at a Crossroads: Respiratory Transmissible H5N1." By Michael T. Osterholm and D.A. Henderson, January 2012.
- "Editorial: The Risk of Engineering a Highly Transmissible H5N1 Virus." By Thomas V. Inglesby, Anita Cicero, and D. A. Henderson, December 15, 2011.
- "Use of Potassium Iodide (KI) in a Nuclear Emergency." By Amesh A. Adalja, December 2011.
- "A Possible Approach to Large-Scale Laboratory Testing for Acute Radiation Sickness after a Nuclear Detonation." By Amesh A. Adalja, Matthew Watson, Samuel Wollner, and Eric Toner, December 2011.
- "Letter from Tom Inglesby on Launch of Rad Resilient City Initiative." Rad Resilient City Preparedness Checklist, launched September 27, 2011, by Center for Biosecurity.
- "Biosurveillance Where It Happens: State and Local Capabilities and Needs." By Eric S. Toner, Jennifer B. Nuzzo, Matthew Watson, et al. September 2011.
- "Diagnostics for Global Biosurveillance: Turning Promising Science into the Tools Needed in the Field." Jennifer Nuzzo, Kunal Rambhia, Samuel Wollner, et al., September 2011.
- "Center for Biosecurity Meets with Chinese Leaders in Public Health and Science." Tom Inglesby and Anita Cicero, September 2011.
- "Contagion--Public Health's Top Gun." The Importance of the movie Contagion. Center for Biosecurity commentary, September 9, 2011.
- "A Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness." Center for Biosecurity, September 2011.
- "Progress in Disaster Planning and Preparedness Since 2001." By Thomas V. Inglesby, M.D., JAMA Commentary, September 2011.
- "A Crossroads in Biosecurity." By Tom Inglesby and Anita Cicero, from Crossroads in Biosecurity, September 2011.
Events
- U.S. Preparedness for a Nuclear Detonation. Second in a series of Congressional seminars, this was held on October 17, 2011.
- Charting the Future of Biosecurity Ten Years after the Anthrax Attacks A special symposium held in Washington, DC, October 4, 2011, that focused on the future of U.S. biosecurity policy.
- Advancing U.S. Resilience to a Nuclear Catastrophe. Conference held May 19, 2011, Washington, DC.
Interactive Feature
Everywhere You Look: Select Agent Pathogens Interactive Map. By Kunal J. Rambhia, Abigail S. Ribner, and Gigi Kwik Gronvall, March 2011.
As part of its Select Agent Program, the USG regulates 80+ pathogens. Nearly all of these pathogens are found in nature and cause disease outbreaks with some regularity. Use this interactive map to find out where those outbreaks have occurred. Go to map.