Twenty-First Century Biological Threats
Item Details
Title
Twenty-First Century Biological Threats
Topics
This hearing before the Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness aims to assess current biological threats in order to decide the necessary countermeasures to be developed.
Date
2005
Conclusions
Terrorist groups with international reach have shown interest in and have the capacity to develop biological weapons. US territory, citizens, agriculture, and livestock remain vulnerable to a biological attack. The biological and pharmaceutical industries need incentives to work towards countermeasures for biological threats. The most commonly mentioned pathogen was smallpox, with one panelist even advocating for a reinstatement of nationwide vaccination.
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Source
United States Senate Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Twenty-First Century Biological Threats, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. US Government Printing Office. 2005.
Citation
“Twenty-First Century Biological Threats,” Collection of Biothreat Risk Assessments (COBRA), accessed October 16, 2024, https://cobrabiosecurity.org/items/show/485.