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PPBT Summer Program 2006

Syllabus


Readings are provided for the use of PPBT participants only. Readings are in pdf format. You must have Adobe Reader 6.0 or higher installed. Clicking on the link will open the document in a new browser window.

Please do not quote unpublished papers without permission from author.


July 24, 2006

9:30 a.m.– noon
History of Biowarfare, Bioterrorism and Biocrimes
Raymond Clark, UCSD

Biological Warfare and the "Buffy Paradigm"
Anthony Cordesman

Toxic Terror: Assessing Terrorist Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons
Jonathan B. Tucker, ed.
Chapter 1
Chapters 13 and 14

Bioterrorism and Biocrimes: The Illicit Use of Biological Agents Since 1900
W. Seth Carus
Chapters 1–3

1:30– 4:00 p.m.
Bioweapons and Bioterrorism: Effectiveness and Utility
Dean Wilkening, Stanford University

Reading

Uncertainties Associated with Atmospheric Anthrax Attacks
Dean A. Wilkening
Draft ms. 31 pages.


July 25, 2006

1:30 –4:00 p.m.
Basic Principles of Viral Pathogenesis and Treatment
Sam Stanley, Washington Univ.

Readings

Human Monkeypox. A Human Zoonosis
Daniel B. Di Giulio and Paul B. Eckburg
Lancet Infectious Diseases 4 (2004): 15–25.

Characterization of the Reconstructed 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic Virus
Terrence M. Tumpey et al.
Science, 7 Oct. 2005, 77–80.


July 26, 2006

9:30 a.m.– noon
Epidemiology
Michele Ginsberg, San Diego County HHS

Reading

Investigation of Multistate Foodborne Disease Outbreaks
Jeremy Sobel et al.
Public Health Reports 117 (Jan.–Feb. 2002): 8–19.


July 27, 2006

1:30–4:30 p.m.
Public Health Infrastructure and Response
Nicole Lurie and Jeffrey Wasserman
Rand Corporation

Readings

Public Health Preparedness: Evolution or Revolution?
Nicole Lurie, Jeffrey Wasserman, and Christopher D. Nelson
Health Affairs 25, 4 (2006): 935–45.

Local Variation in Public Health Preparedness: Lessons from California
Nicole Lurie et al.
Health Affairs web exclusive W4-341.

Preparing for the Unknown, Responding to the Known: Communities and Public Health Preparedness
Aaron Katz, Andrea B. Staiti, and Kelly L. McKenzie
Health Affairs 25, 4 (2006): 946–57.

Public Health Response to Urgent Case Reports
David J. Dausey, Nicole Lurie, and Alexis Diamond
Health Affairs web exclusive W5-413.


July 28, 2006

1:30–4:30 p.m.
Continuum of Vigilance II : Control and Verification
Verification
Raymond Zilinskas
Monterey Institute

Reading

BWC 2006: Building Transparency Through Confidence Building Measures
Nicolas Isla and Iris Hunger
Arms Control Today


August 2, 2006

1:30–4:30 p.m.
Terrorism and National Security Policy
Robert Powell, UC Berkeley

Reading

Defending Against Terrorist Attacks with Limited Resources
Robert Powell
Draft ms. 2005. 39 pages.



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