title: Agroterrorism, biological crimes, and biowarfare targeting animal agriculture. The clinical, pathologic, diagnostic, and epidemiologic features of some important animal diseases.
abstract: In the past 100 years, to our knowledge there have been approximately 12 events involving the intentional introduction of microbiologic agents into livestock and animal populations worldwide, of which three were World War I events in the United States. To the best of the authors' knowledge, there has been no recent intentional introduction of microbiologic agents (viruses or bacteria) into livestock and animal populations in the United States. The criminal or terrorist use of chemicals against animals and agriculture products have been more common. With the political, economic, and military new world order, however, the United States must maintain a vigilant posture. The framework for this vigilance must be an intelligence system sensitive to the needs of agriculture and a first-class animal disease diagnostic surveillance and response system.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Programs, Veterinary Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center, Fort Detrick, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gregg
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Noah
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Perkins
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Swayne
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Inskeep
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000635:transmission; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D023482:Bioterrorism; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans