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Topic:

Bioterrorism: Alert and Response

Presenter:

 Col. Patrick Kelley, MD, DrPH

Dr. Patrick Kelley is the Director of the Department of Defence, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System. He is a Colonel in the Medical Corps and is a physician and Doctor of Public Health.

 

Date Presented:

 January 24, 2000

OBJECTIVES

  1. Be able to define bioterrorism and the most likely agents that could be involved.
  2. Be able to identify key epidemiologic correlates of a bioterrorist attack.
  3. Understand the role of surveillance systems in helping to differentiate bioterrorism from a naturally occurring epidemic.
  4. Be able to describe key public health elements of a response to a bioterrorist attack.

INTRODUCTION

Some of the things that I am going to try to communicate will hopefully apply not only to bioterrorism, but will apply to the broader range of emerging infections. The bioterrorist agents are in many ways just like other emerging infection agents, and the type of surveillance systems that we need to deal with the overall problem of emerging infections should also help us with bioterrorism.

This lecture represents COL Kelley's personal opinions which should not necessarily be construed as the official views or policies of the Department of Defense.

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