Suggested Outline for Investigations of Rinderpest

Item Details

Title

Suggested Outline for Investigations of Rinderpest

Topics

Outlines offensive and defensive experiments that would be desirable to undertake on rinderpest. Canadian document produced after discussed with Colonel Creasy of US.

Date

1951

Conclusions

Explains the steps necessary to procure and establish a research program on rinderpest as a weapon. Focuses on cultivation and stability studies. Then considers vaccine development and stockpiling, as well as detection method development.

Files

Source

Woolpert O.C. Suggested Outline for Investigations of Rinderpest. 1951.
Found in: 2018-016/005(10), (1948-1952), Stephen Lyon Endicott fonds, York University Archives & Special Collections.

Citation

“Suggested Outline for Investigations of Rinderpest,” Collection of Biothreat Risk Assessments (COBRA), accessed January 15, 2025, https://cobrabiosecurity.org/items/show/392.