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foodborne bioterrorism
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) leads inquiry.
Action plan from Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Agents under surveillance
1) Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin
2) Bacillus anthracis
3) Salmonella species
4) Shigella species
5) Escherichia coli O157:H7
6) Vibrio cholerae
Organizations on call for foodborne bioterrorism
1) PulseNet:
a) network of public laboratories
b) molecular subtyping & DNA fingerprinting of pathogens
2) FoodNet
-> network of sites for population-based surveillance of enteric pathogens
3) Health Alert
-> internet connection between CDC & local Health Department
4) Epi-X
-> a secure network used by public health officials
General
food poisoning (foodborne disease)
References
- Journal Watch 22(8):60, 2002
- Sobel J, Khan AS, Swerdlow DL et al
Threat of a biological terrorist attack on the US food supply:
the CDC perspective.
Lancet 359:874-80, 2002
PMID: 11897303