title: How likely is it that biological agents will be used deliberately to cause widespread harm? Policymakers and scientists need to take seriously the possibility that potential pandemic pathogens will be misused.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Security, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA University of Pittsburgh Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Inglesby
authors.affiliation: Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, and Medicine, and Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Relman
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D023482:Bioterrorism / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D058873:Pandemics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration