Optical Fiber Immunosensors and Genosensors for the Detection of Viruses

Biological warfare is the intentional use of infectious microorgan-

isms and toxins to disperse disease and death in humans, livestock,

and crops.1,2 The relative ease of attaining bioweapons1 and recent

bioterrorist events3 have emphasized the immediate need to detect

and identify biothreat agents.4