This paper looks at the current and potential implications pf microfluidics and nanofluidics for both the offensive and defensive sides of chemical, biological, and nuclear threats.
Reports and Publications
This report providees researchers and government officials with an understanding of how ethics are created, monitored, and enforced across scientific disciplines and across borders.
This resource provides a guide to identifying North American ticks and a discussion of the diseases they carry and transmit.
This resource provides information on identifying European ticks and the diseases they carry and transmit.
This report analyzes 129 different measures in order to establish index scores for the United States’ ability to protect the health security of Americans from emerging infectious diseases, terrorism, and extreme weather conditions.
Tags: health securitypublic health preparednessemergency preparedness
This study describes antimicrobial-use practices in feed and water on feedlots with a capacity of at least 50 head; estimates the percentage of feedlots administering and the percentage of cattle receiving antimicrobials in feed and water; and describes antimicrobial stewardship practices on US f
This study is the first nationally focused on antimicrobial use and stewardship practices on US swine sites.
Tags: pig farmingagriculture antibioticsantimicrobial resistance
The Implementation Support Unit of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC ISU) organized a seminar on “Rapid International Response to Biological Incidents: Lessons for the BWC.” The seminar speakers discussed national, regional, and international rapid response mechanisms and capacities.
Tags: biological weaponsbiological incident responseemergency management
This report explores the lessons of an Ebola outbreak through the lens of the US and UN policymakers who were forced to construct an unprecedented response in real time.
This report outlines the US Government’s approach to strengthen global health security, including accelerating the capabilities of targeted countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks.
Tags: public health preparednessglobal health preparednessinfectious disease response