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THE INTRODUCTION OF BIOTERRORISM IN MALAYSIA: A LEGAL APPROACH
UUM Journal of Legal Studies, 2012 The deliberate use of biological agents and the emergence of infectious diseases which can produce harm to human health and give effects to the public health and security are well recognised. A few years back, an attack of biological agents would be the
Rohani Abdul Rahim, Nor Anita Abdullah
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Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2017 Objectives: An act of bioterrorism may compromise the local medical system and require whole of the healthcare workforce. The purpose of the present study was to assess the knowledge, perceived need for education, and willingness to participate in ...
Sumeet Bhatt +2 more
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Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2020 Background: Bioterrorism covers a vast spectrum of concerns, from catastrophic terrorism with mass casualties, to micro-events using low technology but producing civil unrest, disruption, disease, disabilities, and death. In such a situation, the medical
Vemuri Sridevi +5 more
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Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2022 BACKGROUND: Today, considering the importance of bioterrorism, it may be time to assess the risk of bioterrorism as an important priority. Nurses, as the broadest group of therapy group, are very influential in this regard.General aim: To determine the ...
Masoud Khoshnudi +7 more
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Biological warfare: the history of microbial pathogens, biotoxins and emerging threats [PDF]
Microbiology Australia, 2020 Bioterrorism is the deliberate misuse of a pathogen (virus, bacterium or other disease-causing microorganisms) or biotoxin (poisonous substance produced by an organism) to cause illness and death amongst the population.
William D Rawlinson +4 more
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What if a Bioterrorist Attack Occurs?—A Survey on Citizen Preparedness in Aveiro, Portugal
Societies, 2023 Introduction: A bioterrorist attack is the intentional release of pathogenic micro-organisms, such as viruses, bacteria, or their toxins, with the aim of causing illness or death in people, animals, or plants. In this study, we investigated the knowledge
Helena Santos +4 more
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Bioterrorism education effect on knowledge and attitudes of nurses
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2013 Context: The most important way against bioterrorism is reinforcement of knowledge of health and medical team to diagnose and rapid reaction during these events.
Nahid Aghaei, Masoumeh Bagheri Nesami
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Metabolic network analysis-based identification of antimicrobial drug targets in category A bioterrorism agents. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The 2001 anthrax mail attacks in the United States demonstrated the potential threat of bioterrorism, hence driving the need to develop sophisticated treatment and diagnostic protocols to counter biological warfare.
Yong-Yeol Ahn +4 more
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Planning against Biological Terrorism: Lessons from Outbreak Investigations
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 We examined outbreak investigations conducted around the world from 1988 to 1999 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Epidemic Intelligence Service.
David A. Ashford +8 more
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Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2023 Undergraduate students in the biomedical sciences are mostly unaware of how clinical microbiology laboratories handle suspected agents of bioterrorism or emerging infectious diseases.
Christina Cox, David S. Askew
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