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#Riedel2004 pmid=16200127
 
#Riedel2004 pmid=16200127
 
// General review of history of biowarfare and bioterrorism.
 
// General review of history of biowarfare and bioterrorism.
#Maher2012 "Bird-flu research: The biosecurity oversight" [http://www.nature.com/news/bird-flu-research-the-biosecurity-oversight-1.10695]
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#Wimmer2006 pmid=16819446
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//Describes the chemical synthesis of polio virus and the implications for bioterrorism
 
#Enserink2012 pmid=22723387
 
#Enserink2012 pmid=22723387
// News & Views explaining the context and content of the H5N1 airborne virus studies.
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// News & Views explaining the context and content of the airborne H5N1 virus study.
 
#Herfst2012 pmid=22723413
 
#Herfst2012 pmid=22723413
// Main highlighted paper
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// Main scientific paper demonstrating how specific mutations lead H5N1 to become airborne transmissible in ferrets.
 
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#Richard2013 pmid=23925116
 
#Xiong2013 pmid=23787694
 
 
#TDSHS  [http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/preparedness/bt_public_history.shtm History of Bioterrorism (Texas Department of State Health Services)] // More in-depth history and timelines than the assigned review.
 
#TDSHS  [http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/preparedness/bt_public_history.shtm History of Bioterrorism (Texas Department of State Health Services)] // More in-depth history and timelines than the assigned review.
#FBI  [http://www.justice.gov/amerithrax/ American Anthrax Investigation Documents (FBI)]  
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#Maher2012 pmid=22622550 [http://www.nature.com/news/bird-flu-research-the-biosecurity-oversight-1.10695 Available Online] // More discussion of the airborne H5N1 research.
#Wimmer2006 pmid=16819446
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#FBI  [http://www.justice.gov/amerithrax/ American Anthrax Investigation Documents (FBI)] // Discussion of anthrax case where letters containing spores were sent to government officials after 9/11/2001.
//Describes the chemical synthesis of polio virus and the implications for bioterrorism
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</biblio>
 
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Required Reading

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  1. Error fetching PMID 16200127: [Riedel2004]
    General review of history of biowarfare and bioterrorism.
  2. Error fetching PMID 16819446: [Wimmer2006]
    Describes the chemical synthesis of polio virus and the implications for bioterrorism
  3. Error fetching PMID 22723387: [Enserink2012]
    News & Views explaining the context and content of the airborne H5N1 virus study.
  4. Error fetching PMID 22723413: [Herfst2012]
    Main scientific paper demonstrating how specific mutations lead H5N1 to become airborne transmissible in ferrets.
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Additional Background

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  1. History of Bioterrorism (Texas Department of State Health Services) [TDSHS]
    More in-depth history and timelines than the assigned review.
  2. Error fetching PMID 22622550: [Maher2012]
    More discussion of the airborne H5N1 research.
  3. American Anthrax Investigation Documents (FBI) [FBI]
    Discussion of anthrax case where letters containing spores were sent to government officials after 9/11/2001.