Potential bio-terror agents

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 19-22

  Spencer, R C ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Bioterrorism; Weapons of catastrophic effect

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BOTULISM; BRUCELLOSIS; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HISTORY; HORSE DISEASE; HUMAN; MELIOIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; OFFENDER; ORNITHOSIS; PLAGUE; Q FEVER; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SMALLPOX; TULAREMIA; TYPHUS; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; VIRUS INFECTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOTERRORISM; DISASTER PLANNING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS;

EID: 34249669233     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(07)60008-5     Document Type: Article

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