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Bioterrorism
Bioterrorist attack easier to control at onset rather than waiting for spread
February 20th, 2005
A bioterrorist attack is easier to control at the onset rather than waiting for it to spread. "The world now faces the dreadful possibility of biological weapons attacks by terrorists. Healthcare systems would have to cope with such emergencies should all preemptive measures fail. "Information gained from the Global Mercury exercise and the SARS outbreak has shown that containing an outbreak at the start is more effective than reacting to it once it has spread and that containment should be treated both nationally and internationally," scientists in Israel wrote. "On the national level," M. Oren and colleagues said, "this entails...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2005-02-20)
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