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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 +4 more
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Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthIntroduction: Bioterrorism and biosecurity preparedness are critical pillars of global public health protection and resilience of health systems worldwide.
Festus Mulakoli +2 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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, 2010 • Bioterrorism continues to pose a global threat due to ongoing geopolitical conflicts. • Early recognition of bioterrorism is critical to preserving individual and public health. Agents of bioterrorism concern are prioritized according to their potential to cause high mortality and major impact on public health (category A); to be associated with ...
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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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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 +6 more
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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 +3 more
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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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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007 The US Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) is a critical new tool for medical and public health communities and is applicable for both civilian and military use.
Stuart L. Nightingale +2 more
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The threat of bioterrorism [PDF]
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2019 Tournier, Jean-Nicolas +4 more
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