Potential Biological Weapons Threats

Abstract

The list of agents that could pose the greatest public health risk in the event of a bioterrorist attack is short. However, although short, the list includes agents that, if acquired and properly disseminated, could cause a difficult public health challenge in terms of our ability to limit the numbers of casualties and control the damage to our cities and nation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA395481

Entities

People

  • Gerald W. Parker
  • Mark G. Kortepeter

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Factors
  • Biological Warfare
  • Biological Weapons
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Encephalitis
  • Equine Encephalitis
  • Fungi
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Security
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Public Health
  • United States
  • Vaccines
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
  • Viruses
  • Zoonoses

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Strategic Security Studies