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Assessment of community healthcare providers ability and willingness to respond to emergencies resulting from bioterrorist attacks

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2010
Introduction: Previous findings have demonstrated that preparedness and planning within the public health system are inadequately developed to respond to an act of biological or chemical terrorism.
Crane Jeffery, McCluskey James, Johnson Giffe, Harbison Raymond   +3 more
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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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Passive Antibody Administration (Immediate Immunity) as a Specific Defense Against Biological Weapons

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002
The potential threat of biological warfare with a specific agent is proportional to the susceptibility of the population to that agent. Preventing disease after exposure to a biological agent is partially a function of the immunity of the exposed ...
Arturo Casadevall
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Comments on Bioterrorism and Potential Pathogens

, 2002
There are various biological agents that are implicated in bioterrorism. The best known of these potential pathogens is Bacillus anthracis an agent causing anthrax. The other pathogens are discussed to create public awareness in Nigeria.
Odugbemi, Tolu
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Effect of Bioterrorism Management Education on Nurses' Knowledge

, 2020
Background: Bioterrorism is an important challenge for healthcare professionals which has increased worldwide in the last century. Nurses who work as the first respondents in all nursing care units should be trained to be prepared for bioterrorism.
Khorshidi, A., Taghinejad, H., Aghabeigi, M., Mozafari, M.   +3 more
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Nurses’ bioterrorism preparedness: an evolutionary concept analysis

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionBioterrorism, involving the deliberate use or release of microorganisms or biologically derived toxins to cause illness or death, poses a distinct threat to public health and healthcare systems.
Yiwei Luo, Zhengji He, Jiaqing Chen, Yanyan Zhang, Yanhui Liu, Qiushi Zhang, Minye Li, Chen Zhi, Hui Ma   +8 more
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Preparing for Bioterrorism [PDF]

Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2001
P, Lathrop, L M, Mann
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Bioterrorism and Food Safety

, 2005
Written by specialists in the fields of food bioterrorism and industry preparedness, Bioterrorism and Food Safety focuses on developing rational and implementable food security strategies.
Rasco, Barbara A., Bledsoe, Gleyn E.
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First National Symposium on Medical and Public Health Response to Bioterrorism

On February 16-17, 1999, in Arlington, Virginia, 950 public health officials, physicians, and other medical personnel, along with government, military, and intelligence experts gathered for the first National Symposium on Medical and Public Health ...

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The threat of bioterrorism [PDF]

The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2019
Tournier, Jean-Nicolas, Peyrefitte, Christophe, Biot, Fabrice, Merens, Audrey, Simon, Fabrice   +4 more
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