History of biological warfare and bioterrorism

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 497-502

  Barras, V ^a   Greub, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Biological warfare; Bioterrorism; History; Military medicine; Plague; Tularaemia

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT;

ANTHRAX; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MALARIA; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIDDLE AGES; MODERN TIMES; PLAGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SMALLPOX; TULAREMIA; WAR; YELLOW FEVER;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOTERRORISM; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS;

EID: 84904402908     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12706     Document Type: Review

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