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Mission Area: Emerging Infectious Diseases and Epidemics

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Annals of Internal Medicine

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Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research 2020;3(1):71–102

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Agent Fact Sheet
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, 2020

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Health Secur 2019;17(5)

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Infectious Disease News

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Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

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The New England Journal of Medicine

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Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

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Am J Public Health 2018;108(S3):188-193

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Nature Jul 2018;559(7715):477

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Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2017;65(3):495–500

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International Peace Institute, February 15, 2017

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Health Security, Vol 15, January 2017

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Health Security, Vol 15, January 2017

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American Journal of Infection Control. December 2016

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Emerging Infectious Diseases Volume 22, Number 10—October 2016 

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Am. J. Epidemiol 2016; 183 (5):381-386

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International Peace Institute, February 5, 2016

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Medicine for Policymakers
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Health Secur 2015;13(6):396-398

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Health Secur 2015;13(6):399-405

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Letter
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mBio 2015;6(5):e01524-15

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mBio 18 Aug 2015;6(4):e01013-15

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Commentary
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Health Secur 2015;13(2):69-73

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Health Secur 2015;13(1):3-8

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Am J Public Health 2015;105(7):1432-1438

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Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2014;14(11):824-826

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Biosecur Bioterror 2014;12(6):301-305
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Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2015;9(1):33-37

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Biosecur Bioterror 2014;12(6):299-300
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Medicine for Policymakers
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Biosecur Bioterror 2014;12(4):161-162

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Am J Public Health 2012;102(7):1378-1383

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Lancet Respir Med 2014;2(6):436-437

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Clinicians' Biosecurity News 2 May 2014

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Biosecur Bioterror 2014;12(3):117-121
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Biosecur Bioterror 2014;12(2);63-65 
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Testimony and briefings
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Commentary
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Biosecur Bioterror 2013;11(4):231-234

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Medicine for Policymakers
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Biosecur Bioterror 2013;11(4):235-236

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Medicine for Policymakers
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Biosecur Bioterror 2013;11(3):226-227

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Biosecur Bioterror 2013;11(3):196-216

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Bull At Sci 25 July 2013;69(4)

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Council on Foreign Relations. Working Paper. July 2013

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Infectious Disease News July 2013

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UPMC Center for Health Security, June 3, 2013 

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Our Perspective on MERS CoV (2013)
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Our Perspective on MERS CoV: May 10, 2013

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Our Perspective on MERS CoV (2013)
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Our Perspective on MERS CoV: May 7, 2013

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Our Perspective on H7N9 Influenza in China (2013)
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Our Perspective on H7N9 Influenza in China: May 6, 2013

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Our Perspective on H7N9 Influenza in China (2013)
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Our Perspective on H7N9 Influenza in China: April 24, 2013

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Our Perspective on H7N9 Influenza in China (2013)
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Our Perspective on H7N9 Influenza in China: April 18, 2013

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Our Perspective on H7N9 Influenza in China (2013)
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Our Perspective on H7N9 Influenza in China: April 15, 2013

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Our Perspective on H7N9 Influenza in China (2013)
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Our Perspective on H7N9 Influenza in China: April 12, 2013

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, March 1, 2013

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, February 15, 2013

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Clin Infect Dis 2013;56(9):1206-1212

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, December 28, 2012

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Commentary
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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, July 31, 2012

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J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect 2012;2(2)

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Meeting report
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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, May 20, 2012

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Lancet 2012;379(9819):884-885

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Medicine for Policymakers
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Biosecur Bioterror 2012;10(2):237-240

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Emerg Infect Dis 2012;18(4):608-614

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Editorial
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New York Times. Sunday Dialogue. January 29, 2012.

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Ann Intern Med 2012;156(6):460-461

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Science 2012;335(6070):801-802

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Nature 15 Jan 2012;481(7381):257-259

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Vaccine 2011 Dec 30;29(Suppl 4):D7-D9

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Biosecur Bioterror 2012;10(1):151-152

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Biosecur Bioterror 2011;9(4): 321-330

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, September 13, 2011

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, September 9, 2011

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This article is part of Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness, published by the Center for Biosecurity September 8, 2011, to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2001 anthrax attacks. 

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This article is part of A Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness, published by the Center for Biosecurity September 8, 2011 to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2001 anthrax attacks. 

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This article is part of Crossroads in Biosecurity: Steps to Strengthen U.S. Preparedness, published by the Center for Biosecurity September 8, 2011, to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2001 anthrax attacks. 

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, September 8, 2011

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US Respiratory Disease 2011;7(1):49-52

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(poster) Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, 2011

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Biosecur Bioterror 2011;9(2):163-168

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Biosecur Bioterror 2011;9(2):87-88

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Biosecur Bioterror 2011;9(2):117-138

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Commentary
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Biosecur Bioterror 2011;9(2):169-174

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Emerging Health Threats Journal. 2011

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Medicine for Policymakers
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Biosecur Bioterror 2011;9(1):9-11

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Biosecur Bioterror 2011;9(1):69-71

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Influenza Other Respir Viruses 2011;5(4):225-229

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Letter
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ACEP News 2011;30(1):4

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Letter
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JAMA 2011;305(1):39-40

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Letter
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Today's Hospitalist January 2011

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Legal Perspectives
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Biosecur Bioterror 2010;8(4):315-320

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Medicine for Policymakers
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Biosecur Bioterror 2010;8(4):311-313

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Commentary
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Biosecur Bioterror 2010;8(4):377-378

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Biosecur Bioterror 2010;8(4):321-330

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Meeting Report
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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, November 22, 2010

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Anaerobe 2010;16(4):472-473

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Commentary
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Biosecur Bioterror 2010;8(3):219-221

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Commentary
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Biosecur Bioterror 2010;8(3):273-276

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Center for Biosecurity, June 1, 2010

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Letter
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Emerg Infect Dis 2010;16(6):1028-1029

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Intern Emerg Med 2010;5(5):439-440

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Am J Emerg Med 2010;28(7):846

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Meeting report
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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, March 5, 2010

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Crit Care 2010;14(5):320

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Math Model Nat Phenom 2010;5(3):3-14

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief
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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief, December 17, 2009

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Science for Policymakers
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Biosecur Bioterror 2009;7(4):371-377

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Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, December 17, 2009

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief
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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Briefs, April 28, 2009–December 17, 2009

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief
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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief, November 13, 2009

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief
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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief, November 2, 2009

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J Infect Dis 2009;200(9):1485-1486

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Biosecur Bioterror 2009;7(3):259-263

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J Hosp Med 2009;4(7):E28

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Biosecur Bioterror 2009;7(3):265-273

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J Travel Med 2009;16(3):226

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Clin Pharmacol Ther 2009;85(6):571-572

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief
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2009 H1N1 Issue Brief, June 11, 2009

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Trust for America’s Health, the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, June 2009

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Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books; 2009.

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief
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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief, May 13, 2009

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief
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2009 H1N1 Issue Brief, April 29, 2009

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief
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2009 H1N1 Issue Brief, April 29, 2009

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief
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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief, April 29, 2009

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief
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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief, April 28, 2009

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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief
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2009 H1N1 Influenza Issue Brief, April 28, 2009

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Biosecur Bioterror 2009;7(1):25-43

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Biosecur Bioterror 2008;6(4):357-358

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Biosecur Bioterror 2008;6(3):279-284

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Biosecur Bioterror 2008;6(2):131-146

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Biosecur Bioterror 2008;6(1):78-92

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Global Health Technical Brief  February 2008

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Remarks delivered by Monica Schoch-Spana, PhD, on January 14, 2008, to mark the release of the ACLU's report: Pandemic Preparedness: The Need for a Public Health—Not a Law Enforcement/National Security–Approach, by George J. Annas, Wendy K. Mariner and Wendy E. Parmet. 

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J Health Care Finance 2007;34(1):58-63

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Science for Policymakers
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Biosecur Bioterror 2007;5(3):202-205

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Biosecur Bioterror 2007;5(2):117-133

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Meeting Report
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Biosecur Bioterror 2007;5(2):168-173

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eInfluenza Review April 2007;1(6)

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Biosecur Bioterror 2007;5(1):72-74

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Biosecur Bioterror 2006;4(4):384-390

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Perspective
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Biosecur Bioterror 2006;4(4): 397-402

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Biosecur Bioterror 2006;4(4):366-375

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Meeting Report
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Biosecur Bioterror 2006;4(3):307-312

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Biosecur Bioterror 2006;4(3):320-324 

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Biosecur Bioterror 2006;4(2):168-175

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Biosecur Bioterror 2006;4(2):113-127 

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Meeting Report
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Biosecur Bioterror 2006;4(2):207-217

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Biosecur Bioterror 2006;4(2):204-206

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In: Jameson DT, Breman, JG, Measham AR, et al, eds., Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries. 2006:1163-1176

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Testimony and briefings
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Testimony and briefings
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Biosecur Bioterror 2006;4(1):20-40

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Biosecur Bioterror 2006;4(1):84-86

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PLoS Pathog 2006;2(2):e9 

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EMBO Rep 2006;7(1):4-9

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In: Guerrant RL, Walker DH, Weller PF, eds. Tropical Infectious Diseases: Principles, Pathogens and Practices, Volume I. 2006:621-634

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Biosecur Bioterror 2005;3(4):292-294

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Meeting Report
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Biosecur Bioterror 2005;3(4):363-367

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Biosecur Bioterror 2005;3(3):256-267

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Biosecur Bioterror 2005;3(2):94-101

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In: de Quadros CA , ed. Vaccines: Preventing Disease and Protecting Health, 2004:281-286

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Biosecur Bioterror 2004;2(2):86-96

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Biosecur Bioterror2004;2(1):25-40

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In: Ursano R, Fullerton C, Norwood A, eds. Bioterrorism: Psychological and Public Health Interventions. 2004:38-55

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Biosecur Bioterror 2003;1(3):169-184

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Biosecur Bioterror 2003;1(3):215-220

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Clin Infect Dis 2003;37(2):241-250

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Clin Infect Dis 2003;37(2):251-271

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Washington Times 2003 Jul 9;A21

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In: Teich AH, Nelson SD, et al., eds. Science and Technology in a Vulnerable World: A Special Supplement to the 2003 AAAS Science and Technology Policy Yearbook. 2003:33-40

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Crit Rev Microbiol 2003;29(2):169-170

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Clin Infect Dis 2003;36(7):883-902

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Biosecur Bioterror 2003;1(1):53-54

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Scientific American Online 2003 Mar 3.

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In: Plotkin S, Orenstein W, eds. Vaccines. 2003:123-153

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JAMA 2002;288(15):1901-1905

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Clin Infect Dis 2002;34(1):79-83

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Bioterrorism: Guidelines for Medical and Public Health Management, 2002

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Can J Microbiol 2001 Nov;47(11):1033-1041

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Public Health Rep 2001;116(Suppl 2):92-103

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Public Health Rep 2001;116(Suppl 2):32-33

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J Urban Health 2001;78(2):396-402

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In: Guerant RL, Walker DH, Weller PF, eds. Essentials of Tropical Infectious Diseases; 2001:519-524    

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In: Alexander Y, Prior S. Terrorism and Medical Responses: U.S. Lessons and Policy Implications; 2001.

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Clin Infect Dis 2000;31(6):1409-1413

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JAMA 2000;284(13):1648-1649

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Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, 2nd Edition. 2000;Article 3368.

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Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, 2nd Edition. 2000:Article 959

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Vaccine 1999;17(Suppl 3):S53-S55

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Emerg Infect Dis 1999;5(4):540-546

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Emerg Infect Dis 1999;5(4):537-539

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World Health Forum 1999;19:113-119

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In: Plotkin S, Orenstein W, eds. Vaccines. 1999:74-97

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In: Guerrant RL, Walker DH, Weller PF, eds. Tropical Infectious Diseases: Principles, Pathogens and Practices, Volume I. 1999:101-105

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In: Guerrant RL,Walker DH, Weller PF, eds. Tropical Infectious Diseases: Principles, Pathogens and Practices, Volume II. 1999:1095-1106

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In: Lederberg J, ed. Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Volume 4. 2d ed. 1999:289-296

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J R Coll Physicians Lond 1998;32(6):580-584

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Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 1998;2(9 Suppl 1):S4-S8.

 

 

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