1. Practical experience with an integrated syndromic surveillance system in the medical, veterinary, nursing, and emergency response communities / William Stanhope, Tigi Ward, R. Michael Ragain, Gary Simpson, and Alan Zelicoff -- 2. Environmental surveillance for polioviruses in Israel : bioerror, bioterror, or just mother nature / Lester M. Shulman, Yossi Manor, Danit Sofer, and Ella Mendelson -- 3. Filoviruses : deadly pathogens and potential bioweapons / Michael Schumann and Elke Muhlberger -- 4. Bridging diagnostics research, development, and commercialization : diagnostics for the developing world / Rosanna W. Peeling -- 5. Oropouche fever : an overview of the epidemiological and molecular aspects in the Brazilian Amazon region / Pedro F.C. Vasconcelos and Marcio R.T. Nunes -- 6. Is Avian influenza subtype H5N1 a cause for concern? A critical analysis / Alan P. Zelicoff -- 7. Diagnostics of viral respiratory diseases / Tamar Amir, Guy Gubi, and Leslie Lobel -- 8. Reverse genetics as a tool for detection of negative-stranded RNA viruses / Pavel Naumenko, Leslie Lobel, and Robert S. Marks -- 9. Diagnostics of ebola hemorrhagic fever virus / Ariel Sobarzo, Robert S. Marks, and Leslie Lobel -- 10. Pathogen detection using spatially focused microwaves and metal-enhanced fluorescence / Kadir Aslan and Chris D. Geddes -- 11. Lyssavirus surveillance and diagnostics : focus on Africa / Wanda Markotter and Louis H. Nel -- 12. Detection of human pathogens under basic laboratory conditions by DNA hybridization arrays / Roman Wolfel -- 13. Differentiation between viral and bacterial respiratory infections using chemiluminescence of polymorphonuclear leukocytes / Daria Prilutsky, Mark Last, Leslie Lobel, and Robert S. Marks -- 14. Phage display for viral diagnostics / Danit Atias, Leslie Lobel, and Robert S. Marks -- 15. Nanolithography and biochips' role in viral detection / Inbal Tsarfati-BarAd and Levi A. Gheber -- 16. Optical fiber immunosensors and genosensors for the detection of viruses / Yael Liebes and Robert S. Marks -- 17. Aptamers, a new class of binders, with particular focus on diagnostics and bioactivity in the field of virology / Andreas Kage and Leslie Lobel -- 18. Pseudotyped viruses : a new sero-diagnostic tool / Jean-Michel Garcia -- 19. Nucleic acid isothermal amplification technologies and point-of-care diagnostics / Tanya M. Ferguson and Angelika Niemz -- 20. Recent ebola and Marburg viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks in Uganda : the need for quick, reliable diagnostic tests / Julius Julian Lutwama -- 21. Amperometric immuno- and DNA sensors for rapid and specific identification of viruses / Rodica E. Ionescu, Serge Cosnier, Vasile Magearu, and Robert S. Marks.