Notes on Certain Infectious Diseases

Item Details

Title

Notes on Certain Infectious Diseases

Topics

This War Department Technical Bulletin publication highlights certain characteristics of potential BW agents.

Date

1944

Conclusions

This includes information about how to recognize and treat anthrax, botulism, brucellosis, coccidioidomycosis, equine encephalitis, glanders, melioidosis, plague, psittacosis, rift valley fever, tularemia, and typhus fever. While not directly addressing risks of these agents, they are presented in a venue that presumes consideration of military consideration of risk/preparation.

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Citation

“Notes on Certain Infectious Diseases,” Collection of Biothreat Risk Assessments (COBRA), accessed March 14, 2025, https://cobrabiosecurity.org/items/show/349.