Bioterrorism

Firefighters triage victims of a simulated bioterrorism attack at the Armed Forces Reserve Center during the Portland Area Capabilities Exercise (PACE) Setter at Camp Withycombe in Clackamas, Oregon, May 22, 2013. The purpose of the PACE Setter exercise is to test regional and interagency response to public health incidents affecting multiple agencies. (Photo by Staff Sgt. April Davis, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)
United States airman wearing an M17 nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare mask and hood

Bioterrorism is terrorism involving the intentional release or dissemination of biological agents.[1] These agents include bacteria, viruses, insects, fungi, and/or their toxins, and may be in a naturally occurring or a human-modified form, in much the same way as in biological warfare.[2][1] Further, modern agribusiness is vulnerable to anti-agricultural attacks by terrorists, and such attacks can seriously damage economy as well as consumer confidence.[3] The latter destructive activity is called agrobioterrorism and is a subtype of agro-terrorism.[4]

  1. ^ a b Hummel, Stephen; Burpo, F. John; Hershfield, Jeremy; Kick, Andrew; O'Donovan, Kevin J.; Barnhill, Jason (April 27, 2022). Cruickshank, Paul; Hummel, Kristina (eds.). "A New Age of Bioterror: Anticipating Exploitation of Tunable Viral Agents" (PDF). CTC Sentinel. 15 (4, Special Issue: The Biological Threat – Part One). West Point, New York: Combating Terrorism Center: 1–6. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bioterrorism". www.interpol.int. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Croddy, Eric; Perez-Armendariz, Clarissa; Hart, John (2002). Chemical and Biological Warfare: A Comprehensive Survey for the Concerned Citizen. Copernicus Books. pp. 78-84. ISBN 0387950761.
  4. ^ Roberge, Lawrence F. (2019). "Agrobioterrorism". Defense Against Biological Attacks. pp. 359–383. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-03071-1_16. ISBN 978-3-030-03070-4. S2CID 239249186.

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