Memo for JCS: Chemical/Biological Testing
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Title
Memo for JCS: Chemical/Biological Testing
Topics
This memo approves certain unspecified chemical and biological tests and summarizes current knowledge on the diseases of concern: tularemia, Q-fever, and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis
Date
1962
Conclusions
The three diseases tularemia, Q-fever, and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis are capable of causing incapacitation and have low infectious doses. We are capable of disseminating up to 7% of the agent in viable, inhalable form. All three agents can be produced in a form suitable for dissemination.
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Citation
“Memo for JCS: Chemical/Biological Testing,” Collection of Biothreat Risk Assessments (COBRA), accessed March 14, 2025, https://cobrabiosecurity.org/items/show/423.