This is the second edition of this publication which focuses on the public health aspects of the possible deliberate use of biological or chemical agents. Issue

The threat of domestic terrorism today looms larger than ever. Bombings at the World Trade Center and Oklahoma City's Federal Building, as well as nerve gas att

The attacks of September 11 and the release of anthrax spores revealed enormous vulnerabilities in the U.S. public-health infrastructure and suggested similar v

Biological toxins are an important part of our world, a reality with which we need to cope, so in parallel with understanding their mechanisms of action and the