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Risk Assessment and Risk Communication Strategies in Bioterrorism Preparedness

Risk Assessment and Risk Communication Strategies in Bioterrorism Preparedness

Paperback

Series: NATO Security Through Science Series A:

Medical ReferenceGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1402058071
ISBN13: 9781402058073
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: May 2 2007
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

The anthrax envelopes incident in the United States in 2001 created the impetus for a substantial increase in preparedness for bioterrorist threats among both public health and law enforcement professionals, worldwide. Ever increasing resources are now being allocated for dealing with a wide variety of potential threats, from the reintroduction of eradicated viruses such as smallpox to the possibility of genetically engineered novel pathogens. Despite the potentially devastating consequences of the various projected bioterror scenarios, it remains remarkably difficult to quantitatively assess the actual risk in each of these scenarios. Nevertheless, such risk assessment is crucial for determining the appropriate allocation of resources for research and preparedness.

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