Citation

Bossi P, Guihot A, Bricaire F. Presse Med. (1983) 2005; 34(2 Pt 2): 149-155.

Vernacular Title

Infections emergentes ou re-emergentes utilisables pour le bioterrorisme.

Affiliation

Service de maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France. philippe.bossi@psl.ap-hop-paris.fr

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15687965

Abstract

USED FOR WARFARE: Bioterrorism is a perfectly foreseeable eventuality. It is defined by the international use, or menace of use, of living organisms whatever their nature, or of substances derived from these organisms, aimed at provoking a disease or the death of human beings, animals or plants. UPDATED COUNTERACTING STRATEGIES: More than 180 infectious agents could be used for terrorist ends. The recent events in the dawn of this twenty-first century have reactivated and notably updated the strategies to counteract such an event. Clinical and therapeutic guidelines have been circulated in many countries. INFECTIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION: The role of practitioners in the rapid recognition of bioterrorism-related infections is crucial. Hence, updated knowledge on these potentially emerging or reemerging infections is required.

Language: fr