ArticleMedical microbiology and immunology2005
Bioterrorism: is it a real threat?
Article in Medical microbiology and immunology, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
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- [Infectious disease emergencies. Responsibility of municipal, state and federal health protection authorities with reference to the international health regulations].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2009Article
- [Influenza pandemic planning: A challenge for occupational medicine, the public health service and companiesLa planification anti-pandémies d'influenza: un défi pour la médecine du travail, les services de santé publique et les entreprises].Zentralblatt fur Arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie · 2007Article
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Abstract
The Geneva Protocol of 1925 commits the signatory nations to refraining from the use of biological weapons. However, the terrorist assaults of September 2001 and, subsequently, the anthrax-containing letters are cause for great concerns: new threats to the security of nations are expected, as terrorist organizations seem to increasingly explore novel ways of spreading terror. In this context, naturally emerging diseases such as SARS, monkeypox or West Nile fever assume new importance because it is difficult to distinguish between natural epidemics and possible bioweapon assaults. Great efforts on the part of governments and public health authorities are necessary to counteract these threats.
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