Bioterrorism

Researchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center report details of new studies and findings in the area of bioterrorism

Published in Bioterrorism Week, May 21st, 2007

A new study, "Containing a large bioterrorist smallpox attack: a computer simulation approach," is now available. According to recent research from the United States, "A bioterrorist release of smallpox is a constant threat to the population of the USA and other countries. A stochastic simulation model of the spread of smallpox due to a large bioterrorist attack in a structured population was constructed."

"Disease natural history parameter estimates, time lines of behavioral activities, and control scenarios were based on the literature and on the consensus opinion of a panel of smallpox experts. The authors found that surveillance and containment, i.e., isolation of...

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Source: Bioterrorism Week (2007-05-21)

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