Working Paper Submitted by South Africa

Item Details

Title

Working Paper Submitted by South Africa

Topics

This paper evaluates African horse sickness, Lumpy skin disease, Pernospora hyoscyami, and Claviceps purpurea on the lists of animal pathogens and plant pathogens

Date

1998

Conclusions

African horse sickness and lumpy skin disease should be removed from the list of animal pathogens. As for plant pathogens, Pernospora hyoscyami has low potential as a biological weapon and Claviceps purpurea has a medium to low potential as a biological weapon

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Source

Ad Hoc Group of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction. BWC/AD HOC Group/WP.302. Working paper submitted by South Africa. August 25, 1998.

Citation

“Working Paper Submitted by South Africa,” Collection of Biothreat Risk Assessments (COBRA), accessed January 15, 2025, https://cobrabiosecurity.org/items/show/461.