Outbreaks, Attacks, and Accidents: Combating Biological Threats

Outbreaks, Attacks, and Accidents: Combating Biological Threats

This hearing before the subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the US Congress discusses the federal governments lack of preparedness to combat naturally occurring outbreaks, laboratory accidents, and biological attacks.

2016

The threat posed by natural or intentional biological incidents is growing. Various weaknesses such as detection, diagnostics, preparedness, and lack public health funding are hindering the United States biodefense response potential.