Hawaii physician and nurse bioterrorism preparedness survey.

Introduction: Physicians and nurses are integral components of the public health bioterrorism surveillance system. However, most published bioterrorism preparedness surveys focus on gathering information related to self-assessed knowledge or perceived needs and abilities.

Objective: A survey of physicians and nurses in Hawaii was conducted to assess objective knowledge regarding bioterrorism agents and diseases and perceived response readiness for a bioterrorism event.

Hawaii veterinarians' bioterrorism preparedness needs assessment survey.

The purpose of this study was to assess the objective bioterrorism-related knowledge base and the perceived response readiness of veterinarians in Hawaii to a bioterrorism event, and also to identify variables associated with knowledge-based test performance. An anonymous survey instrument was mailed to all licensed veterinarians residing in Hawaii (N = 229) up to three times during June and July 2004, using numeric identifiers to track non-respondents. The response rate for deliverable surveys was 59% (125 of 212).

Dentists' preparedness for responding to bioterrorism: A survey of Hawaii dentists.

Background: The authors conducted a survey of dentists in Hawaii to assess their knowledge of, perceived readiness for and willingness to respond to bioterrorist (BT) events.

Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design to access a random sample (n = 240) of all licensed dentists residing in the state of Hawaii (N = 1,016), the authors mailed study participants an anonymous survey up to three times during June and July 2004. Knowledge-based questions were taken from accredited Internet-based free continuing medical education offerings.

Adaptive changes after human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transmission.

Primary HIV-1 infection (PHI) is associated with a period of viremia, the resolution of which generally coincides with the development of both humoral and cellular immune responses. In this study replication-competent quasispecies were derived from virus isolated from an individual before and after seroconversion. Virus was also isolated from the presumed donor.