Bioterrorism Watch Archives – March 1, 2004

March 1, 2004

• Syndromic surveillance: Wave of the future for bioterrorism preparedness

  The threat of bioterrorism and the continuing emergence of new infectious agents have spurred the development of syndromic surveillance systems, which may detect clusters of cases much earlier than traditional methods. What does that buy you? Time.

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• Hospitals lack medical equipment for bioterror

  While most urban hospitals across the country reported participating in basic planning and coordination activities for bioterrorism response, they do not have the medical equipment to handle the number of patients that would be likely to result from a bioterrorism incident, according to a report by the General Accounting Office (GAO).

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• Smallpox vaccine may confer immunity to HIV

  Could smallpox the historic scourge of mankind and still the most feared of the bioterror agents be a major weapon against the global HIV epidemic? Might fire be fought with fire?

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• Health workers fear nuclear terrorism

  Hospitals and public health agencies should prepare for the unique features of radiological terrorism, such as mass casualties with blast injuries combined with burns, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends.

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