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President's Page(PDF 92KB)

Editor's Page(PDF 76KB)

Articles

Comparative Analysis of the Methods for Determining the Efficiency of Air-Purification Filters Using Dioctyl Phthalate and Turbine Oil Aerosols(PDF 424KB)
L. A. Krinitsyn, E. A. Stavsky, S. V. Netesov, A. S. Edapin, V. A. Danyaev, O. V. Pyankov, and L. E. Bulychev

Biosafety Implications of Polio Eradication(PDF 432KB)
Walter R. Dowdle, David Featherstone, and Raymond Sanders

Risk Assessment for Working with Infectious Agents in the Biological Laboratory(PDF 692KB)
Richard C. Knudsen

Laboratory-acquired Human Glanders - Maryland, May 2000(PDF 260KB)
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR)

Special Features

Foot-and-Mouth Disease: A Brief Review of the Etiologic Agent and the Disease Which It Causes(PDF 692KB)
Richard F. Meyer and Richard C. Knudsen

Capsule(PDF 120KB)
Ed Krisiunas

Ask the Experts(PDF 116KB)
John H. Keene

Regulatory Affairs(PDF 112KB)
Ira F. Salkin

Innovations - Rapid Assessment of Mold Contamination on Environmental Surfaces(PDF 76KB)
Eugene C. Cole

New Publications(PDF 56KB)
Mary Ann Sondrini

The Training Exchange - The Importance of Understanding Communication Styles When Teaching(PDF 84KB)
Mary Ann Sondrini

Using the Web - Using the Web to Write or Modify a Biosafety Manual (BSM)(PDF 68KB)
Richard C. Fink

ABSA Corner

Position Paper - HIV Prevention(PDF 132KB)
Debra L. Hunt

Position Paper - Arthropod Containment(PDF 136KB)
Debra L. Hunt

Position Paper - Recombinant DNA(PDF 368KB)
Debra L. Hunt

 

About the Cover

The cover illustration is a computer-generated graphical representation of the crystalline structure of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV), generously provided by Richard Meyer and Fred Brown of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center. Richard Meyer is currently at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Information on FMDV may be found in a brief review of this topic in the Special Features section of this issue.