Biological Warfare and Bioterrorism: A Historical Review
Item Details
Title
Biological Warfare and Bioterrorism: A Historical Review
Topics
This historical review assesses the threat of bioterrorist as terrorism in general increases as a threat.
Date
2004
Conclusions
Historical attempts at biological warfare demonstrate the difficulty in deciphering whether an outbreak was natural or intentional. A biological attack has the potential to cause widespread sickness and death as well as social and economic disruption.
Source
Riedel, S. Biological Warfare and Bioterrorism: A Historical Review. BUMC Proceedings. 2004;17:400�406. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1200679/. Accessed March, 2024.
Citation
“Biological Warfare and Bioterrorism: A Historical Review,” Collection of Biothreat Risk Assessments (COBRA), accessed January 15, 2025, https://cobrabiosecurity.org/items/show/548.