Multiple national and international trends and drivers are radically changing what biological security means for the United Kingdom (UK).New technologies present novel opportunities and challenges, and globalisation has created new pathways and increased the speed, volume and routes by which organisms can spread.The UK Biological Security Strategy
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The efficacy of the novel fluoroquinolone finafloxacin was evaluated as a potential therapeutic in vitro and in vivo, following an intranasal infection of Francisella tularensis strain SchuS4 in BALB/c mice.We demonstrated that short treatment tv wire courses of finafloxacin provide high levels of protection, with a single dose resulting in a signi
The salinity distribution in a breakthrough valley has been studied based on field observations and using a numerical model.The studied valley is located in Northern France between the Saint Omer basin and the Flemish coastal plain.The field campaign starts with the installation of observation wells.In these observations wells the electrical conduc