Influenza virus
Influenza A virus has been responsible for widespread human epidemics because it is readily transmitted from humans to humans by aerosol.
Potential of influenza A virus as a bioterrorist weapon: the high virulence of the influenza A virus
Development of laboratory methods to generate influenza by transfection of DNAs (reverse genetics)
Antiviral drugs that are directed at functions shared by all influenza viruses constitute the best line of defense against a bioterrorist attack.
New antiviral drugs need to be developed, few currently available antiviral drugs should be stockpiled
Krug, Antiviral Res. 57, 147-150 (2003)