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Notf Rett Med. 2003;6(8):603-614. doi: 10.1007/s10049-003-0616-8. Epub 2003 Dec 13.

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Notfall & rettungsmedizin

[Article in German]
H Tomaso, S Al Dahouk, R R E Fock, T M Treu, R Schlögel, R Strauss, E-J Finke

Affiliations

  1. 1Institut für Mikrobiologie der Bundeswehr, München.
  2. Militärspital Innsbruck, Österreich.
  3. 3Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin.
  4. Sanitätsschule des Österreichischen Bundesheeres, Wien, Österreich.
  5. Bundesministerium für Gesundheit und Frauen, Wien, Österreich.
  6. 6Department for Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Schweden.
  7. 7Institut für Mikrobiologie der Bundeswehr, Neuherbergstraße 11, 80932 München.

PMID: 32362786 PMCID: PMC7189421 DOI: 10.1007/s10049-003-0616-8

Abstract

The risk of terrorist attacks with weapons of mass destruction like biological agents is increasing. Biological agents can be disseminated as aerosols or by contaminating food and beverages. The multitude of agents and the different pathways of transmission cause very different clinical presentations. Natural infections with potential biological agents in Germany are rare and in most cases imported from endemic areas abroad. It is crucial to include these diseases in the spectrum of differential diagnosis. Local and state health departments have to be notified as early as possible in dubious cases. Public health management can be efficient only, if there is high reporting discipline and all epidemic measures are well coordinated.

© Springer-Verlag 2003.

Keywords: Biological agents; Decontamination; Infections; Terrorism

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