@article{ref1,
title="Comparing electronic news media reports of potential bioterrorism-related incidents involving unknown white powder to reports received by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Federal Bureau of Investigation: U.S.A., 2009-2011",
journal="Journal of forensic sciences",
year="2014",
author="Fajardo, Geroncio C. and Posid, Joseph and Papagiotas, Stephen and Lowe, Luis",
volume="60 Suppl 1",
number="",
pages="S76-82",
abstract="There have been periodic electronic news media reports of potential bioterrorism-related incidents involving unknown substances (often referred to as &quot;white powder&quot;) since the 2001 intentional dissemination of Bacillus anthracis through the U.S. Postal System. This study reviewed the number of unknown &quot;white powder&quot; incidents reported online by the electronic news media and compared them with unknown &quot;white powder&quot; incidents reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) during a 2-year period from June 1, 2009 and May 31, 2011. <br><br>RESULTS identified 297 electronic news media reports, 538 CDC reports, and 384 FBI reports of unknown &quot;white powder.&quot; This study showed different unknown &quot;white powder&quot; incidents captured by each of the three sources. However, the authors could not determine the public health implications of this discordance.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1198",
doi="10.1111/1556-4029.12608",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.12608"
}