Bioterrorism — Preparing to Fight the Next War
- 12 January 2006
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 354 (2) , 113-115
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmp058078
Abstract
The United States has become preoccupied with the threat of bioterrorism — the potential for the poisoning of the milk supply with botulinum toxin, the hypothetical dissemination of smallpox by self-infected terrorists, the possibility of a massive release of aerosolized anthrax spores in the subway, even the newly raised specter of misuse of a reconstructed 1918 influenza virus. These concerns have had important consequences for the biomedical research agenda, funding priorities, and the regulatory environment.Keywords
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