title: Emerging natural threats and the deliberate use of biological agents.
abstract: Over the past several years there has been an increasing awareness and interest by the medical community, the media, and government at all levels regarding the need to plan for and defend against biological weapons. This article offers an overview of various new and emerging natural biological threats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, DUCOM, 245 North Broad Street, MailStop 1011, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA. mg43@mac.com
authors.forename: Michael I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: Aileen M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Marty
mesh_terms: D001694:Biological Warfare / Q000639:trends*; D023482:Bioterrorism / Q000639:trends*; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans