ch. 1. History of biological agents as weapons / James W. Martin -- ch. 2. Bioterrorism and biowarfare : similarities and differences / Nelson W. Rebert -- ch. 3. Scientific and ethical importance of animal models in biodefense research / James R. Swearengen and Arthur O. Anderson -- ch. 4. Development and validation of animal models / Jaime B. Anderson and Kenneth Tucker -- ch. 5. Infectious disease aerobiology : aerosol challenge methods / Chad J. Roy and M. Louise M. Pitt -- ch. 6. Characterization of new and advancement of existing animal models of Bacillus anthracis infection / Elizabeth K. Leffel and M. Louise M. Pitt -- ch. 7. Glanders / David L. Fritz and David M. Waag -- ch. 8. Plague / Jeffery J. Adamovicz and Patricia L. Worsham -- ch. 9. Tularemia / Jeffery J. Adamovicz and David M. Waag -- ch. 10. Q fever / David M. Waag and David L. Fritz -- ch. 11. Brucellosis / Bret K. Purcell and Robert Rivard -- ch. 12. Alphaviruses / William D. Pratt ... [et al.] -- ch. 13. Orthopoxviruses / Peter B. Jahrling and Victoria Wahl-Jensen -- ch. 14. Animal models for viral hemorrhagic fevers / Kelly L. Warfield and Thomas W. Geisbert -- ch. 15. Botulinum toxins / Stephen B. Greenbaum, Jaime B. Anderson, and Frank J. Lebeda -- ch. 16. Ricin / Stephen B. Greenbaum and Jaime B. Anderson -- ch. 17. Staphylococcal and streptococcal superantigens : in vitro and in vivo assays / Teresa Krakauer and Bradley G. Stiles.