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Disaster management: designing a new model for effective planning in bioterrorism

Payesh, 2003
A biological attack can begin silently and insidiously. Instead of police, fire and emergency medical services rushing to a clearly apparent incident scene, medical facilities may be the first to see victims of a bioterrorism attack.
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Assessing the use of infectious agents in bioterrorism: a narrative review of risks, preparedness, and response strategies

Bulletin of the National Research Centre
Background Bioterrorism involves the deliberate use of biological agents as weapons to cause harm or death to humans, animals, or plants. These agents are naturally found in the environment but can be modified into weapons.
Marianna-Foteini Dafni, Maria Vasileiou, Poliana Zanotto Manoel, Agnes Zanotto Manoel, Suvam Banerjee, Idalia Błażejczyk, Harshal Chorya, Rajiv Yussuf Ali   +7 more
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Mass Vaccination Campaign Following Community Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002
During December 12–29, 1998, seven patients ages 2–18 years were diagnosed with serogroup C meningococcal disease in two neighboring Florida towns with 33,000 residents. We evaluated a mass vaccination campaign implemented to control the outbreak.
Gérard Krause, Carina Blackmore, Steven Wiersma, Cheryll Lesneski, Laurey Gauch, Richard S. Hopkins   +5 more
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Specific, Sensitive, and Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Human Immunoglobulin G Antibodies to Anthrax Toxin Protective Antigen

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002
The bioterrorism-associated human anthrax epidemic in the fall of 2001 highlighted the need for a sensitive, reproducible, and specific laboratory test for the confirmatory diagnosis of human anthrax.
Conrad P. Quinn, Vera A. Semenova, Cheryl M. Elie, Sandra Romero-Steiner, Carolyn M. Greene, Han Li, Karen Stamey, Evelene Steward-Clark, Daniel S. Schmidt, Elizabeth Mothershed, Janet Pruckler, Stephanie Schwartz, Robert F. Benson, Leta O. Helsel, Patricia F. Holder, Scott E. Johnson, Molly Kellum, Trudy Messmer, W. Lanier Thacker, Lilah Besser, Brian D. Plikaytis, Thomas H. Taylor, Alison E. Freeman, Kelly J. Wallace, Peter Dull, Jim Sejvar, Erica Bruce, Rosa Moreno, Anne Schuchat, Jairam R. Lingappa, Sandra K. Martin, John Walls, Melinda Bronsdon, George M. Carlone, Mary Bajani-Ari, David A. Ashford, David S. Stephens, Bradley A. Perkins   +37 more
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Global trends in bioterrorism and biosecurity research publications (1997–2025): A Scopus bibliometric analysis

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: Bioterrorism and biosecurity preparedness are critical pillars of global public health protection and resilience of health systems worldwide.
Festus Mulakoli, Samwel Gesaka, John Mbataru   +2 more
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Isolated Case of Bioterrorism-related Inhalational Anthrax, New York City, 2001

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003
On October 31, 2001, in New York City, a 61-year-old female hospital employee who had acquired inhalational anthrax died after a 6-day illness. To determine sources of exposure and identify additional persons at risk, the New York City Department of ...
Timothy H. Holtz, Joel Ackelsberg, Jacob L. Kool, Richard Rosselli, Anthony Marfin, Thomas Matte, Sara T. Beatrice, Michael B. Heller, Dan Hewett, Linda Moskin, Michel L. Bunning, Marcelle Layton   +11 more
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Demand for Prophylaxis after Bioterrorism-Related Anthrax Cases, 2001

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
Media reports suggested increased public demand for anthrax prophylaxis after the intentional anthrax cases in 2001, but the magnitude of anthrax-related prescribing in unaffected regions was not assessed.
Edward A. Belongia, Burney Kieke, Ruth Lynfield, Jeffrey P. Davis, Richard E. Besser   +4 more
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Waterborne and foodborne zoonotic protozoa, an unknown threat as a biological agent in bioterrorism [PDF]

Bihdāsht-i Mavādd-i Ghaz̠āyī, 2019
Some zoonotic protozoa can be easily transmitted through food and water and cause serious illnesses in humans and animals. Because these pathogenic agents have some characteristics of an effective biological agent such as latent period, low infectious ...
N. Hajipour, J. Gharekhani
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Live Attenuated Tularemia Vaccines for Protection Against Respiratory Challenge With Virulent F. tularensis subsp. tularensis

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2018
Francisella tularensis is the causative agent of tularemia and a Tier I bioterrorism agent. In the 1900s, several vaccines were developed against tularemia including the killed “Foshay” vaccine, subunit vaccines comprising F.
Qingmei Jia, Marcus A. Horwitz
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Use of Automated Ambulatory-Care Encounter Records for Detection of Acute Illness Clusters, Including Potential Bioterrorism Events

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002
The advent of domestic bioterrorism has emphasized the need for enhanced detection of clusters of acute illness. We describe a monitoring system operational in eastern Massachusetts, based on diagnoses obtained from electronic records of ambulatory-care ...
Ross Lazarus, Ken Kleinman, Inna Dashevsky, Courtney Adams, Patricia Kludt, Alfred DeMaria, Richard Platt   +6 more
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