On the risk of mortality to primates exposed to anthrax spores

Risk Analysis

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 189-193

  Haas, Charles N ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bacillus anthracis; Bioterrorism; Dose response assessment; Microbial risk assessment; Monkeys

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ANTHRAX SPORES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

MORTALITY; PRIMATE; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INFECTION RISK; INHALATION; MONKEY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MACACA; PATHOGENICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMAL; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOTERRORISM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMAN; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MACACA MULATTA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORES, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; HUMANS;

EID: 0035999507     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0272-4332.00028     Document Type: Article

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