• DocumentCode
    983058
  • Title

    Technological challenges in counter bioterrorism

  • Author

    Laxminarayan, Swamy ; Stamm, Beth Hudnall

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Rural Health, Idaho State Univ., Pocatello, ID, USA
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    119
  • Lastpage
    121
  • Abstract
    This article focuses on bioterrorism, which plays a major role in the CBRNE arsenal because of their relative ease of delivery brought about by low visibility, high potency, and substantial accessibility.
  • Keywords
    biohazards; biosensors; drugs; medical computing; patient diagnosis; surveillance; terrorism; CBRNE arsenal; biosensors; bioterrorism; high potency; low visibility; patient diagnosis; robotic sensing devices; Biotechnology; Bioterrorism; Chemicals; Counting circuits; Pathogens; Peace technology; Research and development; Technological innovation; Terrorism; Weapons; Biological Warfare; Biosensing Techniques; Biotechnology; Bioterrorism; Disease Outbreaks; Environmental Monitoring; Population Surveillance; Technology Assessment, Biomedical; United States;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0739-5175
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MEMB.2004.1297182
  • Filename
    1297182