Biological weapons and bioterrorism preparedness: Importance of public-health awareness and international cooperation

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 522-528

  Roffey, R ^a   Lantorp, K ^b   Tegnell, A ^c   Elgh, F ^a,c,d  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Infectious Disease Control ^*  (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biological weapons; Bioterrorism; Preparedness

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VACCINE;

AWARENESS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DISASTER PLANNING; DRUG STORAGE; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IRAQ; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SMALLPOX VIRUS; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; USSR; VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ALPHAVIRUS; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; WAR; WEAPON; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ALPHAVIRUS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; EQUIDAE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; VARIOLA VIRUS; VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; YERSINIA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0036672015     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2002.00497.x     Document Type: Review

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