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Biosecurity and Bioterrorism : Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science

https://read.qxmd.com/read/25254909/one-health-security-an-important-component-of-the-global-health-security-agenda
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Gigi Gronvall, Crystal Boddie, Rickard Knutsson, Michelle Colby
The objectives of the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) will require not only a "One Health" approach to counter natural disease threats against humans, animals, and the environment, but also a security focus to counter deliberate threats to human, animal, and agricultural health and to nations' economies. We have termed this merged approach "One Health Security." It will require the integration of professionals with expertise in security, law enforcement, and intelligence to join the veterinary, agricultural, environmental, and human health experts essential to One Health and the GHSA...
September 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25254908/special-issue-on-the-global-health-security-agenda
#22
Gigi Gronvall, Tom Inglesby
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
September 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25054564/smallpox-vaccines-and-eczema
#23
LETTER
Julie Block
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
July 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25054563/myocardial-effects-of-imvamune
#24
LETTER
Nathaly Arndtz-Wiedemann
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
July 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25014894/public-health-emergency-planning-for-children-in-chemical-biological-radiological-and-nuclear-cbrn-disasters
#25
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Michael T Bartenfeld, Georgina Peacock, Stephanie E Griese
Children represent nearly a quarter of the US population, but their unique needs in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) emergencies may not be well understood by public health and emergency management personnel or even clinicians. Children are different from adults physically, developmentally, and socially. These characteristics have implications for providing care in CBRN disasters, making resulting illness in children challenging to prevent, identify, and treat. This article discusses these distinct physical, developmental, and social traits and characteristics of children in the context of the science behind exposure to, health effects from, and treatment for the threat agents potentially present in CBRN incidents...
July 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25014759/a-national-study-examining-closed-points-of-dispensing-pods-existence-preparedness-exercise-participation-and-training-provided
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Terri Rebmann, Travis M Loux, Zachary Swick, David Reddick, Harlan Dolgin, John Anthony, Rohan Prasad
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends using open points of dispensing (PODs) and alternative modalities, such as closed PODs, for mass dispensing of medical countermeasures. However, closed POD existence has not been assessed. In 2013 we sent an online questionnaire to US Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) and non-CRI public health disaster planners. Chi-square tests were used to determine differences between CRIs and non-CRIs when comparing having at least 1 closed POD, and to compare having a closed POD and perceived mass dispensing preparedness...
July 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/25014654/working-after-a-tornado-a-survey-of-hospital-personnel-in-joplin-missouri
#27
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rachel Charney, Terri Rebmann, Robert G Flood
In 2011, an EF5 tornado hit Joplin, MO, requiring complete evacuation of 1 hospital and a patient surge to another. We sought to assess the resilience of healthcare workers in these hospitals as measured by number reporting to work, willingness to work, personal disaster preparedness, and childcare responsibilities following the disaster. In May 2013, a survey was distributed to healthcare workers at both Joplin hospitals that asked them to report their willingness to work and personal disaster preparedness following various disaster scenarios...
July 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24999980/ebola-in-west-africa-a-familiar-pattern
#28
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Amesh A Adalja
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
July 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24988432/federal-funding-for-health-security-in-fy2015
#29
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Crystal Boddie, Tara Kirk Sell, Matthew Watson
Previous articles in this series have provided funding information for federal civilian biodefense programs and programs focused on radiological and nuclear preparedness and consequence management. This year the authors have expanded the focus of the analysis to US federal funding for health security. This article provides proposed funding amounts for FY2015, estimated amounts for FY2014, and actual amounts for FY2010 through FY2013 in 5 domains critical to health security: biodefense programs, radiological and nuclear programs, chemical programs, pandemic influenza and emerging infectious disease programs, and multiple-hazard and preparedness programs...
July 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24978020/evaluating-6-ricin-field-detection-assays
#30
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hans-Christian Slotved, Nadja Sparding, Julia Tanas Tanassi, Nina R Steenhard, Niels H H Heegaard
This study presents data showing the performance of 6 commercial detection assays against ricin around concentrations specified as detection limits by the producers. A 2-fold dilution series of 20 ng/ml ricin was prepared and used for testing the lateral-flow kits: BADD, Pro Strips™, ENVI, RAID DX, Ricin BioThreat Alert, and IMASS™ device. Three of the 6 tested field assays (IMASS™ device, ENVI assay, and the BioThreat Alert assay) were able to detect ricin, although differences in the measured detection limits compared to the official detection limits and false-negative results were observed...
July 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24963648/willingness-of-the-local-health-department-workforce-to-respond-to-infectious-disease-events-empirical-ethical-and-legal-considerations
#31
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Holly A Taylor, Lainie Rutkow, Daniel J Barnett
According to the Institute of Medicine, the local health department workforce is at the hub of the public health emergency preparedness system. A growing body of research has pointed to troubling attitudinal gaps among local health department workers, a vital response cohort, regarding willingness to respond to emergent infectious disease threats, ranging from naturally occurring pandemics to bioterrorism events. A summary of relevant literature on the empirical evidence, ethical norms, and legal standards applicable to the willingness of public health professionals to respond to an infectious disease emergency is presented...
July 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24896307/efficiency-and-effectiveness-of-using-nonmedical-staff-during-an-urgent-mass-prophylaxis-response
#32
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Malaya Fletcher, Raymond Puerini, Jessica Caum, Steven J Alles
Using a simulated anthrax scenario, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health tested the readiness of a nonmedical closed point-of-dispensing (POD) site to see how rapidly and accurately it could provide medication to its internal population. This closed POD had developed and exercised its mass prophylaxis plan in conjunction with the local health department twice before, and the department was interested in assessing the impact of having no onsite department involvement. Two sessions were conducted as part of the overall exercise...
May 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24896306/a-public-health-emergency-preparedness-critical-incident-registry
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rachael Piltch-Loeb, John D Kraemer, Christopher Nelson, Michael A Stoto
Health departments use after-action reports to collect data on their experience in responding to actual public health emergencies. To address deficiencies in the use of such reports revealed in the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic and to develop an effective approach to learning from actual public health emergencies, we sought to understand how the concept and operations of a "critical incident registry," commonly used in other industries, could be adapted for public health emergency preparedness. We conducted a workshop with public health researchers and practitioners, reviewed the literature on learning from rare events, and sought to identify the optimal characteristics of a critical incident registry (CIR) for public health emergency preparedness...
May 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24896305/design-of-the-national-health-security-preparedness-index
#34
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Evin Uzun Jacobson, Tom Inglesby, Ali S Khan, James C Rajotte, Robert L Burhans, Catherine C Slemp, Jonathan M Links
The importance of health security in the United States has been highlighted by recent emergencies such as the H1N1 influenza pandemic, Superstorm Sandy, and the Boston Marathon bombing. The nation's health security remains a high priority today, with federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local governments, as well as nongovernment organizations and the private sector, engaging in activities that prevent, protect, mitigate, respond to, and recover from health threats. The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), led an effort to create an annual measure of health security preparedness at the national level...
May 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24819736/a-model-of-federal-interagency-cooperation-the-national-interagency-confederation-for-biological-research
#35
JOURNAL ARTICLE
James K Gilman, Mary Wright, H Clifford Lane, Eric B Schoomaker
The terrorist attacks of September 11 and the anthrax mailings a month later prompted a sweeping response by the federal government to improve the preparedness of the US to meet the potential threat posed by a terrorist using a biological agent. This response transcended traditional interagency boundaries, creating new opportunities while producing unique fiscal and leadership challenges. The National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research has made significant progress over the past 12 years because of its ability to adapt to the need for interagency cooperation and overcome many of these challenges...
May 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24712454/the-smallpox-threat-a-time-to-reconsider-global-policy
#36
JOURNAL ARTICLE
D A Henderson, Isao Arita
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
May 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24697783/the-planning-execution-and-evaluation-of-a-mass-prophylaxis-full-scale-exercise-in-cook-county-il
#37
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Andy Kilianski, Amy T O'Rourke, Crystal L Carlson, Shannon M Parikh, Frankie Shipman-Amuwo
Increasing threats of bioterrorism and the emergence of novel disease agents, including the recent international outbreaks of H7N9 influenza and MERS-CoV, have stressed the importance and highlighted the need for public health preparedness at local, regional, and national levels. To test plans that were developed for mass prophylaxis scenarios, in April 2013 the Cook Country Department of Public Health (CCDPH) and the Triple Community (TripCom) Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) executed a full-scale mass prophylaxis exercise in response to a simulated anthrax bioterrorism attack...
March 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24697751/medical-reserve-corps-volunteers-in-disasters-a-survey-of-their-roles-experiences-and-challenges
#38
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Matthew Watson, Frederic Selck, Kunal Rambhia, Ryan Morhard, Crystal Franco, Eric Toner
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) was established in the Office of the Surgeon General in response to the spontaneous but disorganized outpouring of medical volunteers following the terrorist attacks of 2001. The mission of the federal MRC office is to provide organizational structure and guidance to the nearly 1,000 locally organized and funded MRC units that have grown up across the country and the more than 200,000 volunteer health professionals that staff these units. Despite the large size of this program and its numerous activations over the past decade, including in the Boston Marathon bombing and Hurricane Sandy, relatively little is known about the MRC, including the make-up of the units, the ways units have been used, and the challenges faced by MRC units and their volunteers...
March 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24697207/leveraging-partnerships-among-community-pharmacists-pharmacies-and-health-departments-to-improve-pandemic-influenza-response
#39
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sara E Rubin, Rachel M Schulman, Andrew R Roszak, Jack Herrmann, Anita Patel, Lisa M Koonin
Response to public health emergencies requires coordination across multiple sectors and effective use of existing resources in communities. With the expanded role of community pharmacists in public health during the past decade, their participation in response to emergencies has become increasingly important. Local health departments play a lead role in local public health emergency responses, and their ability to develop and leverage partnerships has become increasingly vital given their funding and personnel shortages...
March 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24697146/detection-of-the-urban-release-of-a-bacillus-anthracis-simulant-by-air-sampling
#40
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alexander G Garza, Sheila M Van Cuyk, Michael J Brown, Kristin M Omberg
In 2005 and 2009, the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) staged deliberate releases of a commercially available organic pesticide containing Bacillus amyloliquefaciens to evaluate PFPA's biothreat response protocols. In concert with, but independent of, these releases, the Department of Homeland Security sponsored experiments to evaluate the efficacy of commonly employed air and surface sampling techniques for detection of an aerosolized biological agent. High-volume air samplers were placed in the expected downwind plume, and samples were collected before, during, and after the releases...
March 2014: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science
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