Methods Committee on Biological Threat Agents

Sensitive and rapid identification of biological threat agents.

Phage display for detection of biological threat agents.

The essential element of any immuno-based detector device is the probe that binds analyte and, as a part of the analytical platform, generates a measurable signal. The present review summarizes the state of the art in development of the probes for detection of the biological threat agents: toxins, bacteria, spores and viruses. Traditionally, the probes are antibodies, which are isolated from se...

WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization.

This report presents the recommendations of a WHO Expert Committee commissioned to coordinate activities leading to the adoption of international recommendations for the production and quality control of vaccines and other biologicals and the establishment of international biological reference materials. The report starts with a discussion of general issues brought to the attention of the Commi...

The Biological Warfare Threat

Investigating of the methods used to find external agents in vaccines and biological products

multiple technological levels the necessity of developing vaccine quality control systems is one of the requirements of our  country Coordinated tests of the absence of externous agents in biological substances are considered as a major international concern for veterinary vaccines. Exogenous agents such as Newcastle disease virus, avian leukosis virus, infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV)...