Suspected Brucellosis Case Prompts Investigation of Possible Bioterrorism-Related Activity - New Hampshire and Massachusetts, 1999

Abstract

Brucella species, particularly B. melitensis and B. suis, are potential agents of biological terrorism (1,2). This report describes the public health and law enforcement assessment of a suspected case of brucellosis in a woman, in which the atypical clinical presentation and suspicious circumstances surrounding the case raised the possibility of biological terrorism. Although the investigation did not identify evidence of biological terrorism, the safe resolution of the case illustrates the value of integrated clinical, public health, and law enforcement biological terrorism preparedness and response.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 16, 2000
Accession Number
ADA396037

Entities

Organizations

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Factors
  • Disease Attributes
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Infection
  • Infection Control
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Law Enforcement
  • Massachusetts
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • New Hampshire
  • Public Health
  • Surveillance
  • Terrorism
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology