ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Biological Terrorism.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2001 TOPIC: The New York Times reports that the F.B.I. has taken over the investigation of anthrax contamination in South Florida after a co-worker of a man who died from the illness last week was also found to have spores of the disease in his nasal passages, although he does not appear to have a full-blown case of anthrax. According to the story, law enforcement officials said that the presence of anthrax in two co-workers was suspicious, although they have no evidence of criminal or terrorist activity. Experts said these cases should make the American medical community, on heightened alert after the WTC attacks, even more vigilant about biological terrorism. In addition, it will likely further stress an American public that's already harboring distressing concerns about possible chemical and biological terrorism. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Dr. Kent Van Kampen Van Kampen may refer to:
DVM abbr. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine DVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. , PhD) is president and COO of Vaxin, Inc. Dr. Van Kampen brings a wealth of experience in the field of vaccinology vac·ci·nol·o·gy n. The science or methodology of vaccine development. vaccinology A nascent field of expertise related to the creation and deployment of vaccines; the field 'borrows' from epidemiology, immunology, , especially in the research, development and commercialization of vaccines. From 1976 to 1980, Van Kampen was the Head of the Department of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences at Utah State University Utah State University, mainly at Logan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1888, opened 1890. It publishes Utah Science, Western Historical Quarterly, and Western American Literary Journal. . He is the co-editor of a book and the author of over 70 scientific publications. Dr. Van Kampen recently received a government grant to develop a new anthrax vaccine. 205/943-8621 or PR: Word Arrangement 205/595-4346; wordarrangement@aol.com Mr. Edward Szeliga (Emergent Information Technologies, Inc.) is a weapons of mass destruction Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, but exclude the means of transporting or policy analyst. Former Chief of the Operations Division at the US Army Nuclear and Chemical Agency, Szeliga provided direction and oversight of the Army's Decatur Accident and Accident Response and Assistance mission, and the Chemical Accident and Incident Response and Assistance mission. PR: Chuck DeVore chuck.devore@emergent-IT.com Dr. Daniel Ehntholt is Vice President of Arthur D Little where he leads senior scientists and engineers in development and evaluation of technology for production, detection, destruction and decontamination decontamination /de·con·tam·i·na·tion/ (de?kon-tam-i-na´shun) the freeing of a person or object of some contaminating substance, e.g., war gas, radioactive material, etc. de·con·tam·i·na·tion n. of chemical and biological warfare biological warfare, employment in war of microorganisms to injure or destroy people, animals, or crops; also called germ or bacteriological warfare. Limited attempts have been made in the past to spread disease among the enemy; e.g. agents. Served on expert panels reviewing chemical and biological warfare agent production, detection, decontamination and munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. safety issues for Department of Defense. PR: Kathy O'Donnell 617/443-9933 x328 ;kodonnell@rasky.com Prof. Barry Kellman teaches at DePaul University's School of Law. He is an expert on the Chemical Weapons Convention Noun 1. Chemical Weapons Convention - a global treaty banning the production or acquisition or stockpiling or transfer or use of chemical weapons . He is also a recognized expert on issues of terrorism (notably cyber- and biological terrorism) which, unfortunately, is increasingly a threat to private enterprises. New laws, domestic and international, are rapidly being enacted with profound implications for protection of confidential information and of civil liberties. I have vast experience in international relations and in working with governments in many areas of the world, notably the Middle East, east Asia, and eastern Europe. 312/362-5258 Dr. Neil Kressel is an social psychologist at William Paterson University William Paterson University is a public university located in Wayne, New Jersey, an affluent suburb of New York City. It is set on 370 wooded acres in northeast New Jersey, the campus is located just 20 miles west of New York City. The University has 10,970 students. and an expert in applications of social psychology to business, law, and government. Although he possesses a psychology license in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State -- and has practiced clinical psychology -- his main methodological expertise is in survey and opinion research. His most recent book (in press, Westview) deals with the rise of the jury consulting industry. Before that, he wrote a well-received book on the psychology of terrorism and genocide. 973/ 720-3389 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. 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