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Methods Mol. Biol.    

Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis of Multi-locus VNTR Analysis for Genotyping of Bacillus Anthracis and Yersinia Pestis in Microbial Forensic Cases.

Ciammaruconi A

Histology and Molecular Biology Section, Army Medical Research Center, Rome, Italy, andrea.ciammaruconi@gmail.com.

Bacillus anthracis and Yersinia pestis are etiological agents of anthrax and plague respectively, and are also considered among the most feared potent... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 30  

Unusual epidemic events: A new method of early orientation and differentiation between natural and deliberate epidemics.

Radosavljevic V, Belojevic G

Military Academy, Belgrade, Serbia; Medical Corps Headquarters, Army of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.

OBJECTIVE: To develop a model for quick and accurate evaluation of unusual epidemic events (UEE), based on the original model of bioterrorism risk ass... Read More

Source: PubMed

J Bus Contin Emer Plan    

Logistics modelling: Improving resource management and public information strategies in Florida.

Walsh DM, Van Groningen C, Craig B

One of the most time-sensitive and logistically-challenging emergency response operations today is to provide mass prophylaxis to every man, woman and... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 30  

A Review of Zoonotic Disease Surveillance Supported by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center.

Burke RL, Kronmann KC, Daniels CC, Meyers M, Byarugaba DK, Dueger E, Klein TA, Evans BP, Vest KG

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Adjacent to Abbassia Fever Hospital, Cairo, Egypt DoD Veterinary Food Analysis and Diagnostic Laboratory, San Antonio, TX, USA Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand Makerere University School of Veterinary Medicine, Kampala, Uganda Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA Global Disease Detection Regional Center, Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt US Army Yongsan Garrison, Force Health Protection and Preventive Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC), Division of Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System conducts disease surveill... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 30  

Drug Interactions with Bacillus anthracis Topoisomerase IV: Biochemical Basis for Quinolone Action and Resistance.

Aldred KJ, McPherson SA, Wang P, Kerns RJ, Graves DE, Turnbough CL, Osheroff N

Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, is considered a serious threat as a bioweapon. The drugs most commonly used to treat anthrax are q... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 29  

Risk factors associated with anthrax in cattle on smallholdings.

Biswas PK, Islam MZ, Shil SK, Chakraborty RK, Ahmed SS, Christensen JP

Department of Microbiology, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

SUMMARYUnprecedented high rates of anthrax outbreaks have been observed recently in cattle and humans in Bangladesh, with 607 human cases in 2010. By ... Read More

Source: PubMed

    

Antibodies for biodefense.

Froude JW, Stiles B, Pelat T, Thullier P

U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command; Fort Detrick, MD USA; Unité de biotechnologie des anticorps et des toxines; Département de Microbiologie ; Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées (IRBA-CRSSA); La Tronche Cedex, France.

Potential bioweapons are biological agents (bacteria, viruses, and toxins) at risk of intentional dissemination. Biodefense, defined as development of... Read More

Source: PubMed

Indian J Med Microbiol    

Detection of anthrax toxin genetic sequences by the solid phase oligo-probes.

Addanki KC, Sheraz M, Knight K, Williams K, Pace DG, Bagasra O

South Carolina Center for Biotechnology, Claflin University, Orangeburg, SC 29115, USA.

Purpose: There is an urgent need to detect a rapid field-based test to detect anthrax. We have developed a rapid, highly sensitive DNA-based method to... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 28  

Association of the ANTXR2 gene polymorphism and ankylosing spondylitis in Chinese Han.

Guo C, Xia Y, Yang Q, Qiu R, Zhao H, Liu Q

Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine , Jinan, Shandong , PR China.

Objective: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory disease of unknown origin. Both genetic and environmental factors are involved. A recent gen... Read More

Source: PubMed

Methods Mol. Biol.    

Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis of Multi-locus VNTR Analysis for Genotyping of Bacillus Anthracis and Yersinia Pestis in Microbial Forensic Cases.

Ciammaruconi A

Histology and Molecular Biology Section, Army Medical Research Center, Rome, Italy, andrea.ciammaruconi@gmail.com.

Bacillus anthracis and Yersinia pestis are etiological agents of anthrax and plague respectively, and are also considered among the most feared potent... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 30  

Unusual epidemic events: A new method of early orientation and differentiation between natural and deliberate epidemics.

Radosavljevic V, Belojevic G

Military Academy, Belgrade, Serbia; Medical Corps Headquarters, Army of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.

OBJECTIVE: To develop a model for quick and accurate evaluation of unusual epidemic events (UEE), based on the original model of bioterrorism risk ass... Read More

Source: PubMed

J Bus Contin Emer Plan    

Logistics modelling: Improving resource management and public information strategies in Florida.

Walsh DM, Van Groningen C, Craig B

One of the most time-sensitive and logistically-challenging emergency response operations today is to provide mass prophylaxis to every man, woman and... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 30  

A Review of Zoonotic Disease Surveillance Supported by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center.

Burke RL, Kronmann KC, Daniels CC, Meyers M, Byarugaba DK, Dueger E, Klein TA, Evans BP, Vest KG

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Adjacent to Abbassia Fever Hospital, Cairo, Egypt DoD Veterinary Food Analysis and Diagnostic Laboratory, San Antonio, TX, USA Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand Makerere University School of Veterinary Medicine, Kampala, Uganda Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA Global Disease Detection Regional Center, Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt US Army Yongsan Garrison, Force Health Protection and Preventive Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC), Division of Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System conducts disease surveill... Read More

Source: PubMed

Eplasty    

Bioterrorism: preparing the plastic surgeon.

Chopra K, Conde-Green A, Folstein MK, Knepp EK, Christy MR, Singh DP

Introduction: Many medical disciplines, such as emergency medicine, trauma surgery, dermatology, psychiatry, family practice, and dentistry have docum... Read More

Source: PubMed

Eplasty    

Bioterrorism: preparing the plastic surgeon.

Chopra K, Conde-Green A, Folstein MK, Knepp EK, Christy MR, Singh DP

Introduction: Many medical disciplines, such as emergency medicine, trauma surgery, dermatology, psychiatry, family practice, and dentistry have docum... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 30  

Drug Interactions with Bacillus anthracis Topoisomerase IV: Biochemical Basis for Quinolone Action and Resistance.

Aldred KJ, McPherson SA, Wang P, Kerns RJ, Graves DE, Turnbough CL, Osheroff N

Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, is considered a serious threat as a bioweapon. The drugs most commonly used to treat anthrax are q... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 29  

Risk factors associated with anthrax in cattle on smallholdings.

Biswas PK, Islam MZ, Shil SK, Chakraborty RK, Ahmed SS, Christensen JP

Department of Microbiology, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

SUMMARYUnprecedented high rates of anthrax outbreaks have been observed recently in cattle and humans in Bangladesh, with 607 human cases in 2010. By ... Read More

Source: PubMed

    

Antibodies for biodefense.

Froude JW, Stiles B, Pelat T, Thullier P

U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command; Fort Detrick, MD USA; Unité de biotechnologie des anticorps et des toxines; Département de Microbiologie ; Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées (IRBA-CRSSA); La Tronche Cedex, France.

Potential bioweapons are biological agents (bacteria, viruses, and toxins) at risk of intentional dissemination. Biodefense, defined as development of... Read More

Source: PubMed

Indian J Med Microbiol    

Detection of anthrax toxin genetic sequences by the solid phase oligo-probes.

Addanki KC, Sheraz M, Knight K, Williams K, Pace DG, Bagasra O

South Carolina Center for Biotechnology, Claflin University, Orangeburg, SC 29115, USA.

Purpose: There is an urgent need to detect a rapid field-based test to detect anthrax. We have developed a rapid, highly sensitive DNA-based method to... Read More

Source: PubMed

  2011 Nov 28  

Association of the ANTXR2 gene polymorphism and ankylosing spondylitis in Chinese Han.

Guo C, Xia Y, Yang Q, Qiu R, Zhao H, Liu Q

Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Department of Medical Genetics, Shandong University School of Medicine , Jinan, Shandong , PR China.

Objective: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory disease of unknown origin. Both genetic and environmental factors are involved. A recent gen... Read More

Source: PubMed


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