Fighting Bioterrorism
Fighting Bioterrorism | U.S. Agriculture Is Vulnerable to Bioterror Attacks
Mark Wheelis is a microbiologist at the University of California, Davis, with an interest in the history of biological warfare and scientific aspects of chemical and biological arms control. Rocco Casagrande works for Surface Logix, Inc., and is interested in the development and testing of devices to detect and analyze biological weapons. Laurence V. Madden is a plant pathologist at Ohio State University, Wooster, who specializes in the epidemiology of plant diseases.
Summary: A bioterrorist attack on agriculture—deliberate introduction of animal or...
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Table of Contents
- The Bioterrorists: An Overview
- The United States Is Not Prepared for a Bioterror Attack
- The United States Is Committed to Fighting Bioterrorism
- U.S. Agriculture Is Vulnerable to Bioterror Attacks
- Protection of U.S. Agriculture Against Bioterror Attacks Has Been Strengthened
- Deficiencies in the Health Care System Threaten America’s Ability to Respond to Bioterror
- The American Health Care System’s Preparedness for Bioterror Has Improved
- Families Can Prepare for Bioterrorism
- The Public Is Likely to Respond Well in a Bioterror Attack
- Everyone Should Be Vaccinated Against Smallpox
- Individuals Should Decide Whether to Be Vaccinated Against Smallpox
- Only “First Responders” Should Be Vaccinated Against Smallpox
- No One Should Be Vaccinated Against Smallpox
- Scientific Research and Publication Should Be Restricted to Prevent Bioterrorism
- Scientific Research and Publication Should Not Be Restricted
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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