Development of a Comparative Risk Ranking System for Agents Posing a Bioterrorism Threat to Human or Animal Populations
Item Details
Title
Development of a Comparative Risk Ranking System for Agents Posing a Bioterrorism Threat to Human or Animal Populations
Topics
Developed a comparative ranking system of high-risk biological agents.
Date
2013
Conclusions
The system developed is adaptable to different target populations, covers broad criteria, applicable in situations where data is limited, and adjustable. The output is risk for an agent on a scheme of impact and probability. Assesses four agents (B. anthracis, Botulinum neurotoxin, Bluetongue virus, E. coli O157:H7; in descending order of impact).
Source
Tomuzia, K., et al. Development of a Comparative Risk Ranking System for Agents Posing a Bioterrorism Threat to Human or Animal Populations. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, 11(S1). September, 2013. p. S3-S16. https://doi.org/10.1089/bsp.2012.0070. Accessed March, 2024.
Citation
“Development of a Comparative Risk Ranking System for Agents Posing a Bioterrorism Threat to Human or Animal Populations,” Collection of Biothreat Risk Assessments (COBRA), accessed January 15, 2025, https://cobrabiosecurity.org/items/show/567.