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Planning and Response for Biological Epidemics and Bioterrorism

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Information about specific treatment of anthrax, smallpox, botulinum, Ebola, and other infectious diseases can be found elsewhere.

The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the major challenges regarding community planning and response to the purposeful spread of a biological agent, most commonly known as bioterrorism.

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  1. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Department of Surgery, Miami, FL, USA

    Mauricio Lynn

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  1. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA

    Mauricio Lynn

  2. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL, USA

    Howard Lieberman

  3. Lynn Therapy, Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

    Lior Lynn

  4. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL, USA

    Gerd Daniel Pust

  5. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL, USA

    Kenneth Stahl

  6. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL, USA

    Daniel Dante Yeh

  7. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Health System, Miami, FL, USA

    Tanya Zakrison

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Lynn, M. (2019). Planning and Response for Biological Epidemics and Bioterrorism. In: Lynn, M., et al. Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97361-6_25

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