A selection of 17 papers from a workshop in Varna, Bulgaria, in May 2003 discuss bio-terrorism, agro-terrorism, diagnostics, epidemiology, vaccines, and prevention from a range of medical and military perspectives. Among the topics are the organization of military medical response to bioterroristic attacks, applying genomics and proteomics to detect assay development for biological agents of mass destruction, clinical aspects of anthrax. biosensing technologies, patient empowerment, the experience of the Center of Military Psychology and Prevention in the psychological support of the peace-keeping forces of NATO and the United Nations, and whether blood products can be used for bioterrorism. Eight abstracts are also included. There is no subject index. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR