EVM Archive - Biological threats
The following items have been listed previously in the
"Current Issues" section.
EVM
position paper on biological threats
Byrne
: Global Health Security Initiative strengthens preparedness and response
to bioterrorist threats. Press release
IP/02/1833 - 10 December 2002
Health
aspects of biological & chemical weapons (WHO)
Useful
links for health effects from chemical and biological agents (WHO)
CDC
bioterrorism website [CDC-PHEPR]
Further
information in support of a selective smallpox vaccination policy
(Eurosurveillance Weekly. Volume 7, Issue 1.
2 January 2003.)
24
June 2002. Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products (CPMP) Note
for guidance on the development of vaccinia virus based vaccines against
smallpox. CPMP/1100/02. - PDF File
21
March 2002. Bio-terrorism. EMEA/CPMP/4048/01 - Guidance document on
use of medicinal products for treatment and prophylaxis of biological
agents that might be used as weapons of bioterrorism.
30
October 2002. Speech by George Gouvras, Adviser in charge of the Task
Force on Health Security, " Bioterrorism : the scourge of the 21st
century" - PDF File
New
programme of Community action in the field of public health (2003-2008).
Eurosurveillance Weekly. Volume 6, Issue 43. 24 October 2002.
September
2002. Speech by George Gouvras, Adviser in charge of the Task Force
on Health Security, "Bioterrorism: Action by the European Community,"
European Health Forum Gastein, 25-28 September 2002. - PDF File
17
December 2001. Programme of cooperation on preparedness and response
to biological and chemical agent attacks [Health security] - PDF
FIle
28
November 2001. Communication from the Commission to the Council and
the European Parliament : civil protection - state of preventive alert
against possible emergencies. COM(2001) 707 final - PDF File
15
November 2001. Bioterrorism: Commission and pharmaceutical companies
discuss production and distribution strategies to counter possible biological
threats.
8
November 2001. G7 + agreed plan to coordinate responses to bioterrorism
globally
7
November 2001. Commissioner Byrne to discuss responses to potential
threat of bioterrorism at G7+ meeting in Ottawa
23
October 2001. Speech by David Byrne, European Commissioner for Health
and Consumer Protection, "Preparedness on Bio-terrorism,"
Agriculture Council, Luxembourg, 23 October 2001 - PDF File
11
September attacks : The European Union's broad response
Smallpox
eradication: destruction of Variola virus stocks [18 May 2002] [WHO-WHA]
- PDF File. See also Communicable
Disease Surveillance & Response (CSR) - Smallpox
To
Our Health: US concern over bioterrorism threat [WHO]
Public
health assessment of potential biological terrorism agents. [Report
summary] Emerging Infectious Diseases. Vol. 8, No. 2. February 2002.
[CDC-NCID / EID]
Global
health security initiative strengthens preparedness and response to
smallpox and other bioterrorist threats. Eurosurveillance Weekly. Volume
6, Issue 50. 12 December 2002.
Implications
of pandemic influenza for bioterrorism response. Clinical infectious
diseases 2000;31:1409-1413.
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