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Biodefense Vaccines, Vaccines for Emerging Infectious Diseases, and Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)

BIODEFENSE AND SPECIAL PATHOGEN VACCINES Military personnel have the potential to be exposed to many infectious agents as endemic diseases and in their unnatural form as biological weapons. Increasingly, civilian populations may be targets for terrorist attacks using microorganisms (or…

Influenza Virus: A Public Health Concern

Abstract Influenza is a disease that represents an important public health concern. The ability of influenza viruses to undergo genetic mutations and become the cause of global epidemics (pandemics) has been a constant worry to public health experts. Over the…

Tularemia

Acknowledgment The authors would like to acknowledge Dr. Jo Hoffman who contributed to the previous edition of this chapter. Abstract Tularemia is a zoonotic bacterial infection that occurs throughout the Northern hemisphere; it is caused by several subspecies of the…