Title:	Defence Against Bioterrorism
Other Titles:	Methods for Prevention and Control
Authors:	Belojevic, Goran Radosavljevic, Vladan Banjari, Ines
Keywords:	Bioterrorism
Issue Date:	2018
Publisher:	Netherlands.
Description:	Terrorism is a major threat to the modern world, as for terrorists rules, limits and ethics are nonexistent in the fulfilment of their main goals – horror and panic in a population and social instability and chaos in a state. Bioterrorism is just a matter of choice in this endeavour, the most sophisticated one compared to cold weapons and chemical weapons and firearms. Bioterrorism is “not if, but when and how extensive” it will be. Weaponized biological agents may be available on the black market, and there is also the danger of a potentially dreadful coalition between scientists and terrorists. Since Amerithrax in 2001, there are no proofs of deliberate epidemics, but some unusual epidemiological events such as Escherichia coli O104-H4 outbreak in Germany in 2011 were thoroughly investigated on the possibility of a biological attack. On the other hand, pandemics like H1N1 or outbreaks of SARS and H5N1 avian influenza overburdened public health systems in numerous countries and pointed at weak spots of the system. Strengthening and improving counter-epidemic measures at primordial, primary, secondary and tertiary levels is of utmost importance. This is a prerequisite for strong impediment against natural, accidental and deliberate epidemics. Furthermore, intelligence and security are key factors related to timely neutralization of a potential deliberate act.
URI:	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/74975
ISBN:	978-94-024-1263-5
Appears in Collections:	Chemistry

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