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Agenda
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History
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Current Projects
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Background on SMPRs
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Organization
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Meeting Goals
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Original Objectives in 2007
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Establish standards to validate Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)‐based
technologies that detect aerosolized
Bacillus anthracis
,
Yersinia Pestis
, or
Francisella tularensis
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SPADA Sets Standards 2007 - 2013
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2009
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Develop standards to validate immunoassay‐based Hand‐Held Assays (HHAs) that
detect
B. anthracis
or Ricin in suspicious powders
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Test commercially‐available HHAs
2010
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Develop standards to validate PCR‐based technologies that detect aerosolized
Burkholderia psuedomallei
and
Burkholderia mallei
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Develop standards to validate PCR‐based technologies that detect
B. anthracis
in
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suspicious powders
2011
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Develop recommendations on controls needed for field‐based assays
2013
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Develop standards to validate PCR‐based technologies that detect aerosolized
Variola
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Establish First Responder Working Group
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Maintain a SPADA Executive Steering Committee