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The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is president of the National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. Wm. A. Wulf is president of the National Academy of Engineering. The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy of Sciences by its congressional charter to be an adviser to the federal government and, upon its own initiative, to identify issues of medical care, research, and education. Dr. Kenneth I. Shine is president of the Institute of Medicine. The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy’s purposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts and Dr. Wm. A. Wulf are chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the National Research Council.

FORUM ON EMERGING INFECTIONS ADEL MAHMOUD (Chair), President, Merck Vaccines, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey STANLEY LEMON (Vice-Chair), Dean, School of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas STEVEN BRICKNER, Research Advisor, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut GAIL CASSELL, Vice President, Infectious Diseases, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana GORDON DEFRIESE, Professor of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina CEDRIC DUMONT, Medical Director, Department of State and the Foreign Service, Washington, DC JESSE GOODMAN, Deputy Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland RENU GUPTA, Vice President and Head, U.S. Clinical Research and Development, and Head, Global Cardiovascular, Metabolic, Endocrine, and G.I. Disorders, Novartis Corporation, East Hanover, New Jersey MARGARET HAMBURG, Vice President for Biological Programs, Nuclear Threat Initiative, Washington, DC CAROLE HEILMAN, Director, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland DAVID HEYMANN, Executive Director, Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland JAMES HUGHES, Assistant Surgeon General and Director, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia SAMUEL KATZ, Wilburt C. Davison Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina PATRICK KELLEY, Colonel, Director, Department of Defense Global Emerging Infections System, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland MARCELLE LAYTON, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Communicable Diseases, New York City Department of Health, New York, New York JOSHUA LEDERBERG, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation Scholar, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York CARLOS LOPEZ, Research Fellow, Research Acquisitions, Eli Lilly Research Laboratories, Indianapolis, Indiana LYNN MARKS, Global Head of Infectious Diseases, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, Pennsylvania STEPHEN MORSE, Director, Center for Public Health Preparedness, Columbia University, New York, New York MICHAEL OSTERHOLM, Director, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy and Professor, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota v

GARY ROSELLE, Program Director for Infectious Diseases, VA Central Office, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC DAVID SHLAES, Vice President, Infectious Disease Research, Wyeth, Pearl River, New York JANET SHOEMAKER, Director, Office of Public Affairs, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC P. FREDRICK SPARLING, J. Herbert Bate Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina I. KAYE WACHSMUTH, Deputy Administrator, Office of Public Health and Science, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC C. DOUGLAS WEBB, Senior Medical Director, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, New Jersey MICHAEL ZEILINGER, Infectious Disease Team Leader, Office of Health and Nutrition, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC Liaisons ENRIQUETA BOND, President, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina NANCY CARTER-FOSTER, Director, Program for Emerging Infections and HIV/AIDS, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC EDWARD McSWEEGAN, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland STEPHEN OSTROFF, Associate Director for Epidemiologic Science, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia Staff STACEY KNOBLER, Director, Forum on Emerging Infections MARJAN NAJAFI, Research Associate LAURIE SPINELLI, Project Assistant vi

BOARD ON GLOBAL HEALTH DEAN JAMISON, (Chair), Director, Program on International Health, Education, and Environment, University of California at Los Angeles YVES BERGEVIN, Chief, Health Section, UNICEF, New York, New York PATRICIA DANZON, Professor, Health Care Systems Development, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia RICHARD FEACHEM, Institute for Global Health, UC San Francisco/UC Berkeley, San Francisco, California NOREEN GOLDMAN, Professor, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey ARTHUR KLEINMAN, Maude and Lillian Presley Professor of Medical Anthropology/Professor of Psychiatry and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts ADEL MAHMOUD, President, Merck Vaccines, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey ALLAN ROSENFIELD, Dean, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York SUSAN SCRIMSHAW, Dean, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago JOHN WYN OWEN, Secretary, Nuffield Trust, London, United Kingdom GERALD KEUSCH, (Liaison), Director, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland DAVID CHALLONER, (IOM Foreign Secretary), Vice President for Health Affairs, University of Florida, Gainesville Staff JUDITH BALE, Director PATRICIA CUFF, Research Associate STACEY KNOBLER, Study Director MARJAN NAJAFI, Research Associate KATHERINE OBERHOLTZER, Project Assistant JASON PELLMAR, Project Assistant MARK SMOLINSKI, Study Director LAURIE SPINELLI, Project Assistant vii

REVIEWERS All presenters at the workshop have reviewed and approved their respective sections of this report for accuracy. In addition, this workshop summary has been reviewed in draft form by independent reviewers chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in making the published workshop summary as sound as possible and to ensure that the workshop summary meets institutional standards. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. The Forum and IOM thank the following individuals for their participation in the review process: Roger Breeze, Agricultural Research Service, Washington, DC Richard Johnson, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Stuart Nightingale, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC Gerald Parker, U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command M. Patricia Quinlisk, Iowa State Department of Health, Des Moines, Iowa Robert Ryder, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina The review of this report was overseen by Melvin Worth, Scholar-in- Residence, National Academy of Sciences, who was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the editors and individual authors. viii

Preface The Forum on Emerging Infections was created in 1996 in response to a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. The goal of the Forum is to provide structured opportunities for representatives from academia, industry, professional and interest groups, and government* to examine and discuss scientific and policy issues that are of shared interest and that are specifically related to research and prevention, detection, and management of emerging infectious diseases. In accomplishing this task, the Forum provides the opportunity to foster the exchange of information and ideas, identify areas in need of greater attention, clarify policy issues by enhancing knowledge and identifying points of agreement, and inform decision makers about science and policy issues. The Forum seeks to illuminate issues rather than resolve them directly; hence, it does not provide advice or recommendations on any specific policy initiative pending before any agency or organization. Its strengths are the diversity of its membership and the contributions of individual members expressed throughout the activities of the Forum. ABOUT THE WORKSHOP In the wake of the events of September 11, already mounting concerns about bioterrorism became imminent priorities for policymakers, researchers, *Representatives of federal agencies serve in an ex officio capacity. An ex officio member of a group is one who is a member automatically by virtue of holding a particular office or membership in another body. ix

public health officials, and private industry. These communities continue to grapple with ways to better understand the potential threats and ensure the country’s ability to preempt an attack or respond to the consequences. The Forum on Emerging Infections was uniquely positioned through its representation of multi-sector science and policy expertise to convene a working group discussion on the next steps for responding to bioterrorism. Much has been written and discussed over the last decade about the potential use of biological agents in warfare or in terrorist attacks. Initiatives to prevent and respond to such events have been developed and implemented within areas of federal, state, and local government. The scientific, healthcare, policy, and law enforcement communities have also created specific agendas to address these threats. The November 27–29, 2001, workshop of the Forum explored the current scientific understanding of threatening pathogens and what measures have been put in place to better monitor, prevent, and respond to their emergence. To determine where progress has been made and where gaps remain, Forum presentations and discussions reviewed existing policies, infrastructure, and research and scientific tools. Additionally, Forum presentations and discussions sought to identify the obstacles to preparing an optimal response, particularly as it relates to the complexities of interaction among private industry, research and public health agencies, regulatory agencies, policymakers, academic researchers, and the public. During this three-day workshop, Forum members and invited guests explored the issues surrounding emerging opportunities for more effective collaboration as well as the scientific and programmatic needs for responding to bioterrorism. ORGANIZATION OF WORKSHOP SUMMARY This workshop summary report is prepared for the Forum membership in the name of the editors, with the assistance of staff and consultants, as an individually authored document. Sections of the workshop summary not specifically attributed to an individual reflect the views of the editors and not those of the Forum on Emerging Infections sponsors or the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The contents of the unattributed sections are based on the presentations and discussions that took place during the workshop. The workshop summary is organized within chapters as a topic-by-topic description of the presentations and discussions. Its purpose is to present lessons from relevant experience, delineate a range of pivotal issues and their respective problems, and put forth some potential responses as described by the workshop participants. The Summary and Assessment chapter discusses the core messages that emerged from the speakers’ presentations and the ensuing discussions. Although this workshop summary provides an account of the individual presentations, it also reflects an important aspect of the Forum philosophy. The x

workshop functions as a dialogue among representatives from different sectors and presents their beliefs on which areas may merit further attention. However, the reader should be aware that the material presented here expresses the views and opinions of those participating in the workshop and not the deliberations of a formally constituted IOM study committee. These proceedings summarize only what participants stated in the workshop and are not intended to be an exhaustive exploration of the subject matter. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Forum on Emerging Infections and the IOM wish to express their warmest appreciation to the individuals and organizations who gave valuable time to provide information and advice to the Forum through participation in the workshop. The Forum is indebted to the IOM staff who contributed during the course of the workshop and the production of this workshop summary. On behalf of the Forum, we gratefully acknowledge the efforts led by Stacey Knobler, director of the Forum and coeditor of this report, who dedicated much effort and time to developing this workshop’s agenda, and for her thoughtful and insightful approach and skill in translating the workshop proceedings and discussion into this workshop summary. We would also like to thank the following IOM staff and consultants for their valuable contributions to this activity: Leslie Pray, Rob Coppock, Marjan Najafi, Laurie Spinelli, Judith Bale, Mark Smolinski, Katherine Oberholtzer, Patricia Cuff, Paige Baldwin, Jennifer Otten, Clyde Behney, Bronwyn Schrecker, Sally Stanfield, Sally Groom, Michele de la Menardiere, Francesca Moghari, and Beth Gyorgy. Finally, the Forum also thanks sponsors that supported this activity. Financial support for this project was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; U.S. Department of Defense; U.S. Department of State; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; U.S. Department of Agriculture; American Society for Microbiology; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Burroughs Wellcome Fund; Eli Lilly & Company; Pfizer; GlaxoSmithKline; and Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories. The views presented in this workshop summary are those of the editors and workshop participants and are not necessarily those of the funding organizations. Adel Mahmoud, Chair Stanley Lemon, Vice-Chair Forum on Emerging Infections xi

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Contents SUMMARY AND ASSESSMENT........................................................................ 1 Adel Mahmoud 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 20 The Role of Research in Countering Bioterrorism, 22 Anthony S. Fauci The Political Perspective of the Bioterrorism Threat, 28 William Frist Update on the Implications of Anthrax Bioterrorism, 30 James M. Hughes Framing the Issues, 32 Edward M. Eitzen, Jr. Framing the Debate: Applying the Lessons Learned, 34 Michael T. Osterholm Building Capacity to Prevent and Respond to Bioterrorism, 37 Margaret A. Hamburg Bioterrorism: Communicating an Effective Response, 39 Scott R. Lillibridge 2 ASSESSING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE THREATS ............... 43 Overview, 43 xiii

xiv CONTENTS Anthrax, 47 Arthur M. Friedlander Medical Countermeasures Against the Re-emergence of Smallpox Virus, 51 Peter B. Jahrling Tularemia and Plague: Assessing Our Understanding of the Threat, 55 David T. Dennis Botulinum Toxin as a Bioweapon, 57 Stephen S. Arnon Research Considerations for Better Understanding of Biological Threats, 64 Kenneth Alibek Aerosol Technology and Biological Weapons, 66 C.J. Peters, Richard Spertzel, William Patrick Reducing the Risk: Foodborne Pathogen and Toxin Diagnostics, 77 Susan E. Maslanka, Jeremy Sobel, Bala Swaminathan 3 VACCINES: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, AND PROCUREMENT ISSUES ................................................................ 85 Overview, 85 Vaccines for Threatening Agents: Ensuring the Availability of Countermeasures for Bioterrorism, 87 Philip K. Russell The Department of Defense and the Development and Procurement of Vaccines Against Dangerous Pathogens: A Role in the Military and Civilian Sector?, 91 Anna Johnson-Winegar Applications of Modern Technology to Emerging Infections and Disease Development: A Case Study of Ebola Virus, 101 Gary J. Nabel Meeting the Regulatory and Product Development Challenges for Vaccines and Other Biologics to Address Terrorism, 105 Jesse L. Goodman Moving the Vaccine Agenda Forward: Obstacles and Opportunities, 110 Stanley Plotkin 4 THE RESEARCH AGENDA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THERAPEUTIC COUNTERMEASURES TO BIOLOGICAL THREATS ..................... 113 Overview, 113 Countermeasures to Biological Threats: The Challenges of Drug Development, 115 Gail H. Cassell The FDA and the End of Antibiotics, 116 David M. Shlaes and Robert C. Moellering, Jr. The Role of Antivirals in Responding to Biological Threats, 119 C.J. Peters

CONTENTS xv New Research in Antitoxins, 131 R. John Collier Recombinant Human Antibody: Immediate Immunity from Botulinum Neurotoxin and Other Class A Biothreat Agents, 134 James D. Marks Meeting the Regulatory and Product Development Challenges to Address Terrorism, 139 Andrea Meyeroff Regulation and Production of Recombinant Human Antibodies, 142 Kathryn E. Stein 5 ASSESSING THE CAPACITY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE.................................................................................. 148 Overview, 148 Lessons Being Learned: The Challenges and Opportunities, 149 Julie L. Gerberding The Response Infrastructure: Investigating the Anthrax Attacks, 152 Bradley Perkins The Centers for Disease Control Bioterrorism Investigation, 154 Kevin Yeskey VA Capability to Enhance the Medical Response to a Domestic Biological Threat, 155 Kristi L. Koenig The Progress, Priorities, and Concerns of Public Health Laboratories, 160 Mary J.R. Gilchrist The Role of the Centers for Public Health Preparedness, 165 Stephen S. Morse The Role of Coordinated Information Dissemination: The Cascade System in the United Kingdom, 167 John Simpson State and Local Needs for Responding to Bioterrorism, 170 Michael S. Ascher U.S. Public Health Service Office of Emergency Preparedness, 172 Donald C. Wetter Assessing State and Territorial Health Departments, 173 James J. Gibson Countering Bioterrorism Threats: Local Public Health Perspectives, 176 Thomas L. Milne Public Health Priorities for Responding to Bioterrorism, 178 Ruth L. Berkelman 6 SCIENTIFIC AND POLICY TOOLS FOR COUNTERING BIOTERRORISM ....................................................................................... 182 Overview, 182

xvi CONTENTS Innovative Surveillance Methods for Monitoring Dangerous Pathogens, 185 Julie A. Pavlin, Patrick Kelley, Farzad Mostashari, et al. The Use of Computational Modeling in Responding to Biological Threats, 197 Donald S. Burke Diagnostics and Detection Methods: Improving Rapid Response Capabilities, 199 David A. Relman National Security and Openness of Scientific Research, 203 Ronald M. Atlas Coordinating the Intelligence, Public Health, and Research Communities, 210 Craig Watz Virtually Assured Detection and Response: Utilizing Science, Technology, and Policy Against Bioterrorism, 211 Scott P. Layne Research and the Public Health Response, 217 Eric Eisenstadt APPENDIXES A Agenda: Biological Threats and Terrorism: How Prepared Are We? Assessing the Science and Our Response Capabilities, 220 B Information Resources, 225 C Testimony of Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D., 235 D Summary of the Frist-Kennedy “Bioterrorism Preparedness Act of 2001”, 239 E Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 01N–0494], 244 F Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Contingency, 252 G The Model State Emergency Health Powers Act, 254 H NACCHO Research Brief: Assessment of Local Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness, 257 I Statement on Vaccine Development, 262 J Testimony of Kenneth I. Shine, M.D., 269 K Glossary and Acronyms, 275 L Forum Member, Speaker, and Staff Biographies, 287

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In the wake of September 11th and recent anthrax events, our nation's bioterrorism response capability has become an imminent priority for policymakers, researchers, public health officials, academia, and the private sector. In a three-day workshop, convened by the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Emerging Infections, experts from each of these communities came together to identify, clarify, and prioritize the next steps that need to be taken in order to prepare and strengthen bioterrorism response capabilities. From the discussions, it became clear that of utmost urgency is the need to cast the issue of a response in an appropriate framework in order to attract the attention of Congress and the public in order to garner sufficient and sustainable support for such initiatives. No matter how the issue is cast, numerous workshop participants agreed that there are many gaps in the public health infrastructure and countermeasure capabilities that must be prioritized and addressed in order to assure a rapid and effective response to another bioterrorist attack.

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