Laboratory investigation of suspected bioterrorism incidents, NSW, October 2001 to February 2002
Gregory James, Marion Yuen and Lyn Gilbert
New South Wales Public Health Bulletin
14(12) 221 - 223
Published: 01 December 2003
Abstract
In October 2001, the threat of bioterrorism became a reality, following identification of a case of inhalational anthraxin the United States. This was the first case in a bioterrorism-related outbreak, caused by exposure to mail contaminated with spores of Bacillus anthracis. This provoked a worldwide spate of hoaxes and scares related to suspicious ‘white powders’.https://doi.org/10.1071/NB03060
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