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1. Introduction
2. Bioterrorism/biowarfare
3. CDC priority list of pathogens
4. Viruses as BW agents
5. Effective viral biothreats
6. Biodefense vaccines
7. Viral biothreats
8. Smallpox description
9. Smallpox historical BW threat
10. Smallpox eradication
11. Smallpox: the disease
12. Smallpox: pros as a biothreat
13. Smallpox: cons as a biothreat
14. CDC vaccination plan for a BT event
15. Monkeypox
16. Smallpox: live Vaccinia virus vaccines
17. Smallpox: MVA (modified Vaccinia virus Ankara)
18. Smallpox: vaccines - risk vs. benefit
19. Smallpox: therapeutics - cidofovir
20. Smallpox: therapeutics - ST-246
21. Smallpox - BW/BT considerations
22. Equine encephalitis viruses
23. VEEV, EEEV, WEEV
24. U.S. cases of EEE
25. U.S. cases of WEE
26. Natural EEEV and WEEV cycles
27. Natural VEEV cycles
28. VEE outbreaks
29. Existing Alphavirus vaccines
30. Next generation vaccines
31. VEEV, EEEV, WEEV - BW/BT considerations
32. Viral hemorrhagic fevers
33. Virus families causing VHF
34. Viral hemorrhagic fever distribution
35. Symptoms of VHF
36. Treatment of VHF
37. Filoviruses
38. VHF as BW agents: Marburg and Ebola viruses
39. Filoviruse distribution
40. Filoviruse mortality
41. Ebola hemorrhagic fever
42. Marburg hemorrhagic fever
43. Ebola hemorrhagic fever - disease symptoms
44. Treatment of filovirus infections
45. Stopping a filovirus epidemic
46. Filovirus vaccine development
47. FHF - BW/BT considerations
48. Rift Valley fever virus
49. RVF historically exclusive in Africa
50. RVF in Saudi Arabia/Yemen 2002
51. Correlation of rainfall to outbreaks of RVFV
52. RVF ongoing outbreak - Kenya
53. RVF - human disease
54. Treatment of RVFV
55. RVF - animal disease
56. Rift valley fever vaccines (1)
57. Rift valley fever vaccines (2)
58. Rift valley fever vaccines (3)
59. Rift Valley fever virus - BW/BT considerations
60. Other challenges
61. Conclusions

Topics Covered

• Viruses as bioterrorism or biowarfare threats
• Smallpox virus and monkeypox virus
• Equine encephalitis viruses: Venezuelan, eastern and western equine encephalitis viruses
• Ebola and Marburg viruses
• Rift Valley fever virus
• Genetically engineered viruses

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Series:

• Viruses and Viral Diseases

Categories:

• Clinical Practice
• Microbiology

Therapeutic Areas:

• Infectious Diseases

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Publication History

• Published on October 1, 2007
• Archived on August 22, 2018

Financial Disclosures

• Dr. Connie Schmaljohn has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.