The Ebola virus epidemic burst in West Africa in late 2013, started in Guinea, reached in a
few months an alarming diffusion, actually involving several countries (Liberia, Sierra Leone …

Among the potential biological agents suitable as a weapon, Ebola virus represents a major
concern. Classified by the CDC as a category A biological agent, Ebola virus causes severe …

The declaration of any public health emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
is usually followed by the provision of technical and organizational support from …

Aviation transportation systems have developed rapidly in recent years and have become a
focus for research on the modeling of epidemics. However, despite the number of studies on …

Abstract Development of new technologies for Biological Warfare Agents (BWA) stand-off
detection implies several safeties, logistic and economic drawbacks that involve production …

CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulations are widely used nowadays to predict the
behaviour of fluids in pure research and in industrial applications. This approach makes it …

Mathematical modelling is an important tool for understanding the dynamics of the spread of
infectious diseases, which could be the result of a natural outbreak or of the intentional …

Chemical or biological contamination, due to natural or man-made disasters, represents a
severe concern for safety and security of people, and of the environment. Chemical agents …

Biosecurity and biosafety are key concerns of modern society. Although nanomaterials are
improving the capacities of point detectors, standoff detection still appears to be an open …

The deliberate use of biological warfare agents (BWA) and other pathogens can jeopardize
the safety of population, fauna and flora, and represents a concrete concern from the military …