Giving full measure to countermeasures: addressing problems in the dod program to develop medical countermeasures against biological warfare agents
Auteur :
National Research Council / Institute of Medicine / Board on Life Sciences / Medical Follow-up Agency / Committee on Accelerating the Research, Development, and Acquisition of Medical Countermeasures Against Biological Warfare Agents
Éditeur :
National Academies Press
ISBN :
9780309091534
Date de publication :
6 avr. 2004
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Substantial efforts have been initiated to develop new drugs, vaccines, and other medical interventions against biological agents that could be used in bioterrorist attacks against civilian populations. This book identifies challenges such as the need for appropriate animal models and laboratories equipped with high-level biosafety protections.