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Selected Reading  

* Abbott A. Chicken flu races through Dutch poultry farms. Nature 2003 Mar 20;422(6929):247 [Full text]

* APS (American Phytopathological Society) ad hoc committee on Crop Bioterrorism. Crop biosecurity and countering agricultural bioterrorism: responses of the American Phytopathological Society. Oct 2002 [Full text]

* APS (American Phytopathological Society) Public Policy Board. Crop biosecurity: are we prepared? White paper. May 2003 [Full text]

* Ashford DA, Gomez TM, Noah DL, et al. Biological terrorism and veterinary medicine in the United States. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2000 Sep 1;217(5):664-7

* Ban J. Agricultural biological warfare: an overview. Arena 2000 Jun;9:1-8 [Full text]

* Barnard AL, Arriens A, Cox S, et al. Immune response characteristics following emergency vaccination of pigs against foot-and-mouth disease. Vaccine 2005 Jan 11;23(8):1037-47 [Abstract]

* Benitez MA. Hong Kong's health policies focus on containing avian influenza. Lancet 2003 Jan 25;361(9354):318

* Bonaparte MI, Dimitrov AS, Bossart KN, et al. Ephrin-B2 ligand is a functional receptor for Hendra virus and Nipah virus. Proc Natl Acad Sci 2005 Jul 26;102(30) [Full text]

* Breeze R. Agroterrorism: betting far more than the farm. Biosec Bioterr 2004;2(4):251-64 [Abstract]

* Breeze R. Agroterrorism: betting far more than the farm. Biosec Bioterror 2004;2(4)

* Bronsvoort BM, Radford AD, Tanya VN, et al. Molecular epidemiology of foot-and-mouth disease viruses in the Adamawa Province of Cameroon. J Clin Microbiol 2004 May;42(5):2186-96 [Abstract]

* Bronsvoort BM, Sorensen KJ, Anderson J, et al. Comparison of two 3ABC enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for diagnosis of multiple-serotype foot-and-mouth disease in a cattle population in an area of endemicity. J Clin Microbiol 2004 May;42(5):2108-14 [Abstract]

* Cain S. Agroterrorism. Purdue University Cooperative Extension Services Backgrounder, Sep 24, 2001 [Full text]

* Cameron G, Pate J, Vogel KM. Planting fear: how real is the threat of agricultural terrorism? Bull At Sci 2001;57(5):38-44 [Full text]

* Capua I, Marangon S. Vaccination in the control of avian influenza in the EU. Vet Rec 2003 Mar 1;152(9):271

* Casagrande R. Biological terrorism targeted at agriculture: the threat to US national security. Nonproliferation Review; 2000 Fall/Winter;7.3 [Full text]

* CDC. Compendium of measures to prevent disease associated with animals in public settings, 2005. MMWR 2005 Mar 25;54(RR04):1-12 [Full text]

* Chalk P. Hitting America's soft underbelly: the potential threat of deliberate biological attacks against the US agricultural and food industry. RAND Corp. 2004 [Summary and full text]

* Chalk P. The US agricultural sector: a new target for terrorism? Jane's Intelligence Review 2001 Feb 9

* Chalk T. Replace the weak links in the food chain. RAND Review 2002 Summer;26(2):56-7 [Full text]

* Choi KS, Nah JJ, Ko YJ, et al. Rapid competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay detection of antibodies to peste des petits ruminants virus. Clin Diag Lab Immunol 2005 Apr;54(13):542-7 [Abstract]

* Crawford PC, Dubovi EJ, Castleman WL, et al. Transmission of equine influenza virus to dogs. Science 2005 (published online Sep 26) [Abstract]

* Crawford PC, Dubovi EJ, Castleman WL, et al. Transmission of equine influenza virus to dogs. Science 2005 Oct 21;310(5747):482-5 [Abstract]

* Crutchley TM, Rodgers JB, Whiteside HP, et al. Agroterrorism: Where are we going in the ongoing war on terrorism? J Food Prot 2007 Mar;70(3):791-804 [Abstract]

* Cunnion SO. The meat-and-potatoes approach to bioterrorism. J Homeland Security 2002 May [Full text]

* Cupp OS, Walker DE II, Hillison J. Agroterrorism in the U.S.: key security challenge for the 21st century. Biosecur Bioterror 2004;2(2):2004:97

* Daniels C, O'Neal Coates S, eds. Focus on agriculture and food terrorism. (Special issue) Agrichemical and Environmental News 2001 Nov;187 [Full text]

* Davis RG. Agricultural bioterrorism. Oct 2001 [Full text]

* Diaz-San Segundo F, Salguero FJ, Avila A, et al. Selective lymphocyte depletion during the early stage of the immune response to foot-and-mouth disease virus infection in swine. J Virol 2006 Mar;80(5):2369-79 [Abstract]

* Ekboir JM. Potential impact of foot-and-mouth disease in California: the role and contribution of animal health surveillance and monitoring services. 1999 University of California, Davis, Agricultural Issues Center [Full text]

* Ferguson NM, Donnelly CA, Anderson RM. Transmission intensity and impact of control policies on the foot-and-mouth epidemic in Great Britain. (Letter) Nature 2001 Oct 4;413(6855):542-8 [Abstract]

* Fouchier RAM, Munster V, Wallensten A, et al. Characterization of a novel influenza A virus hemagglutinin subtype (H16) obtained from black-headed gulls. J Virol 2005 Mar;79(5):2814-22 [Abstract]

* GAO (General Accounting Office). Bioterrorism: a threat to agriculture and the food supply. Testimony of Lawrence J. Dyckman before Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. GAO-04-259T. Nov 19, 2003 [Full text]

* GAO (General Accounting Office). Combating bioterrorism: actions needed to improve security at Plum Island Animal Disease Center. GAO-03-847. Sep 2003 [Full text]

* GAO. Much is being done to protect agriculture from a terrorist attack, but important challenges remain. GAO-05-214. Mar 2005 [Full text]

* GAO. USDA needs to build on 2005 experience to minimize the effects of Asian soybean rust in the future. GAO-06-337. Mar 21, 2006 [Full text]

* GAO. USDA's preparation for Asian soybean rust. GAO-05-668R. Apr 28, 2005 [Full text]

* Grubman MJ, Baxt B. Foot-and-mouth disease. Clin Microbiol Rev 2004 Apr;17(2):465-93 [Abstract]

* Guillaume V, Contamin H, Loth P, et al. Nipah virus: vaccination and passive protection studies in a hamster model. J Virol 2004 Jan;78(2):834-40 [Abstract]

* Harcourt BH, Lowe L, Tamin A, et al. Genetic characterization of Nipah virus, Bangladesh, 2004. Emerg Infect Dis 2005 Oct;11(10) [Full text]

* Hohlich BJ, Wiesmuller KJ, Schlapp T, et al. Identification of foot-and-mouth disease virus-specific linear B-cell epitopes to differentiate between infected and vaccinated cattle. J Virol 2003 Aug;77(16):8633-9 [Abstract]

* Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7). Critical infrastructure identification, prioritization, and protection. Dec 17, 2003 [Full text]

* Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 (HSPD-9). Defense of United States agriculture and food. Jan 30, 2004 [Full text]

* Huang Z, Panda A, Elankumaran S, et al. The hemagglutinin-neuraminidase protein of Newcastle disease virus determine tropism and virulence. J Virol 2004 Apr;78(8):4176-84 [Abstract]

* IOM/NRC (Institute of Medicine/National Research Council). Globalization, biosecurity, and the future of the life sciences. Prepublication copy. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2006 [Full text]

* Karesh WB, Cook RA, Bennett EL, et al. Wildlife trade and global disease emergence. Emerg Infect Dis 2005 Jul;11(7):1000-2 [Full text]

* Kelly TK, Chalk P, Bonomo J, et al. RAND Office of Science and Technology Policy Blue Ribbon Panel on the Threat of Biological Terrorism Directed Against Livestock. Conference Proceedings. Apr 2004 [Full text]

* Knowles NJ, Samuel AR, Davies PR, et al. Pandemic strain of foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype O. Emerg Infect Dis 2005 Dec;11(12):1887-93 [Full text]

* Kohnen A. Responding to the threat of agroterrorism: specific recommendations for the United States Department of Agriculture. BCSIA discussion paper 2000-29, ESDP discussion paper 2000-04, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Oct 2000 [Full text]

* Lekcharoensuk P, Lager KM, Vemulapalli R, et al. Novel swine influenza virus subtype H3N1, United States. Emerg Infect Dis 2006 May;12(5):787-94 [Full text]

* Madden LV. What are the nonindigenous plant pathogens that threaten US Crops and forests? St Paul, MN: American Phytopathological Society, Oct 31, 2001 [Full text]

* Manning L, Baines RN, Chadd SA. Deliberate contamination of the food supply chain. Br Food J 2005 April;107(4):225-45 [Abstract]

* Monke J. Agroterrorism: threats and preparedness. Congressional Research Service report for Congress. Aug 13, 2004 [Full text]

* Myers KP, Olsen CW, Setterquist SF, et al. Are swine workers in the United States at increased risk of infection with zoonotic influenza virus? Clin Infect Dis 2006 Jan 1;42(1):14-20 [Abstract]

* Navarro JC, Medina G, Vasquez C, et al. Postepizootic persistence of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, Venezuela. Emerg Infect Dis 2005 Dec;11(12):1905-15 [Full text]

* Negrete O, Levroney EL, Aguilar HC, et al. EphrinB2 is the entry receptor for Nipah virus, an emergent deadly paramyxovirus. Nature 2005 (published online Jul 6) [Abstract]

* Negrete OA, Levroney EL, Aguilar HC, et al. EphrinB2 is the entry receptor for Nipah virus, an emergent deadly paramyxovirus. (Letter) Nature 2005 (published online Jul 6) [Abstract]

* NRC (National Research Council). Animal health at the crossroads: preventing, detecting, and diagnosing animal diseases. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2005 [Full text]

* NRC (National Research Council). Countering agricultural bioterrorism. 2002 [Ordering instructions]

* NRC (National Research Council). Critical needs for research in veterinary science. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2005 [Full text]

* Park MS, Steel J, Garcia-Sastre A, et al. Engineered viral vaccine constructs with dual specificity: avian influenza and Newcastle disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci 2006 May 23;103(21):8203-8 [Abstract]

* Parker D, Alcorn M, Johnston A. Outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in The Netherlands. Vet Rec 2003 Mar 15;152(11):338

* Parker HS. Agricultural bioterrorism: a federal strategy to meet the threat. McNair Paper 65. Washington, DC: Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University, 2002 [Full text]

* Pate J, Cameron G. Covert biological weapons attacks against agricultural targets: assessing the impact against US agriculture. BCSIA Discussion Paper 2001-9, ESDP Discussion Paper ESDP-2001-05; John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Aug 2001 [Full text]

* Pedersen JC, Senne DA, Woolcock PR, et al. Phylogenetic relationships among virulent Newcastle disease virus isolates from the 2002-2003 outbreak in California and other recent outbreaks in North America. J Clin Microbiol 2004 May;42(5):2329-34 [Abstract]

* Roberts MJ, Schimmelpfennig D, Ashley E, et al. The value of plant disease early-warning systems: a case study of USDA's soybean rust coordinated framework. USDA Economic Research Report No. (ERR-18). Apr 2006 [Full text]

* Rogers P, Whitby S, Dando M. Biological warfare against crops. Sci American 1999 Jun;280(6):70-5

* Royal Society. Royal Society infectious disease in livestock inquiry follow-up review. Dec 21, 2004 [Full text]

* Senne DA, Suarez DL, Stallnecht DE, et al. Ecology and epidemiology of avian influenza in North and South America. In Proceedings of OIE/FAO International Scientific Conference on Avian Influenza, Paris, Apr 2005. Dev Biol (Basel). 2006;124:37-44 [Abstract]

* Solorzano A, Webby RJ, Lager KM, et al. Mutations in the NS1 protein of swine influenza virus impair anti-interferon activity and confer attenuation in pigs. J Virol 2005 Jun;79(12):7535-43 [Abstract]

* Torok T, Tauxe RV, Wise RP, et al. A large community outbreak of Salmonella caused by intentional contamination of restaurant salad bars. JAMA 1997;278:389-95 [Abstract]

* Trust for America's Health. Animal-borne epidemics out of control: threatening the nation's health. Aug 2003 [Full text]

* University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Protecting livestock from terrorism [Full text]

* USAHA (US Animal Health Association), Committee on Foreign Animal Disease. Foreign animal diseases: the gray book. Ed 6. Part IV. Richmond, VA: US Animal Health Assoc, 1998 [Full text]

* USDA. Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002. [Full text]

* USDA. Strategic plan to minimize the impact of the introduction and establishment of soybean rust on soybean production in the United States. Jan 2004 [Full text]

* USDA. USDA confirms soybean rust in United States. Nov 10, 2004 [Press release]

* Veits J, Wiesner D, Fuchs W, et al. Newcastle disease virus expressing H5 hemagglutinin gene protects chickens against Newcastle disease and avian influenza. Proc Natl Acad Sci 2006 May 23;103(2):8197-202 [Abstract]

* Watson SA. The changing biological warfare threat. Anti-crop and anti-animal agents. Ann NY Acad Sci 1999;894:168-80

* Weingartl H, Czub S, Copps J, et al. Invasion of the central nervous system in a porcine host by Nipah virus.J Virol 2005 Jun;79(12):7528-34 [Abstract]

* Wheelis M. Agricultural biowarfare & bioterrorism: an analytic framework and recommendations for the fifth BTWC review conference [Full text]

* WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific. Outbreak associated with Streptococcus suis in pigs in China: Update. Aug 16, 2005 [Full text]

* WHO. Outbreak associated with Streptococcus suis in pigs in China. Aug 3, 2005 [Full text]

* Wise MG, Suarez DL, Seal BS, et al. Development of a real-time reverse-transcription PCR for detection of Newcastle disease virus RNA in clinical samples. J Clin Microbiol 2004 Jan; 42(1):329-38 [Abstract]

* Wuethrich B. Infectious disease: an avian flu jumps to people. Science 2003 Mar 7;299(5612):1504

* Wuethrich B. Infectious disease: chasing the fickle swine flu. Science 2003 Mar 7;299(5612):1502-5

* Yoon KJ, Cooper VL, Schwarta KJ, et al. Influenza virus infection in racing greyhounds. (Letter) Emerg Infect Dis 2005 Dec;11(12):1974-5 [Full text]

* Zink DL, Applebaum RS, Nipp T. Agroterrorism: issues of reality. Roundtable 7, presented in conjunction with the 12th World Congress of Food Science and Technology, Jul 16-20, Chicago. J Food Sci 2004 Mar;69(2) [Abstract]