Biological Threats and Terrorism : Assessing the Science and Response Capabilities: Workshop Summary PDF
by Institute of Medicine, Board on Global Health, Forum on Emerging Infections
Edited by Leslie A. Pray, Adel A. F. Mahmoud, Stacey L. Knobler
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In the wake of September 11th and recent anthrax events, our nations bioterrorism response capability has become an imminent priority for policymakers, researchers, public health officials, academia, and the private sector. In a three-day workshop, convened by the Institute of Medicines Forum on Emerging Infections, experts from each of these communities came together to identify, clarify, and prioritize the next steps that need to be taken in order to prepare and strengthen bioterrorism response capabilities. From the discussions, it became clear that of utmost urgency is the need to cast the issue of a response in an appropriate framework in order to attract the attention of Congress and the public in order to garner sufficient and sustainable support for such initiatives. No matter how the issue is cast, numerous workshop participants agreed that there are many gaps in the public health infrastructure and countermeasure capabilities that must be prioritized and addressed in order to assure a rapid and effective response to another bioterrorist attack.
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:335 pages
- Publisher:National Academies Press
- Publication Date:07/03/2002
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- ISBN:9780309510257
