Challenges, Progress, and Opportunities: Proceedings of the Filovirus Medical Countermeasures Workshop
Rona Hirschberg,
Lucy A. Ward,
Nicole Kilgore,
Rebecca Kurnat,
Helen Schiltz,
Mark T. Albrecht,
George W. Christopher,
Ed Nuzum
Affiliations
Rona Hirschberg
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Lucy A. Ward
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Nicole Kilgore
Medical Countermeasure Systems, Department of Defense, Ft. Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
Rebecca Kurnat
Medical Countermeasure Systems, Department of Defense, Ft. Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
Helen Schiltz
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Mark T. Albrecht
Biodefense Advanced Research and Development Authority, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC 20201, USA
George W. Christopher
Medical Countermeasure Systems, Department of Defense, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060, USA
Ed Nuzum
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
On August 22–23, 2013, agencies within the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sponsored the Filovirus Medical Countermeasures (MCMs) Workshop as an extension of the activities of the Filovirus Animal Non-clinical Group (FANG). The FANG is a federally-recognized multi-Agency group established in 2011 to coordinate and facilitate U.S. government (USG) efforts to develop filovirus MCMs. The workshop brought together government, academic and industry experts to consider the needs for filovirus MCMs and evaluate the status of the product development pipeline. This report summarizes speaker presentations and highlights progress and challenges remaining in the field.
