Flaviviruses are considered
dangerous emerging pathogens.
Not exact matches
«We need a constellation of genes, including those for strain markers and toxins, that could be used to identify
dangerous bacteria,» says Glenn Morris, director of the
Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Early in the 20th century, doctors worldwide used these bacteria - eating viruses to fight dysentery and other
dangerous pathogens, only to abandon them after more effective antibiotics
emerged.
Both Cardin and the representatives from DOD and DHS spoke favorably of a tiering system for select agents — an
emerging idea among biodefense experts — under which facilities and researchers dealing with the most
dangerous pathogens would be subject to the most stringent controls.
This pilot study was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and supported by the European Mobile Laboratory, a partner of the (WHO)
Emerging and
Dangerous Pathogens Laboratory Network and the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network.