Public Health Assessment of Potential Biological Terrorism Agents
Item Details
Title
Public Health Assessment of Potential Biological Terrorism Agents
Topics
Presented risk ranking system that broke agents into three tiers: A, B, and C.
Date
2002
Conclusions
In order to bolster preparedness measures for events of biological terrorism, it was necessary to provide a standardized system for agent threat evaluation. Category A = 5 agents and 1 group of agents, Category B = 6 agents and 4 groups of agents, Category C = 1 group of agents.
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Source
Rotz, L.D., et al. Public Health Assessment of Potential Biological Terrorism Agents. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 8(2). February, 2002. p. 225-230.
Citation
“Public Health Assessment of Potential Biological Terrorism Agents,” Collection of Biothreat Risk Assessments (COBRA), accessed October 16, 2024, https://cobrabiosecurity.org/items/show/475.