The anthrax-laced letters mailed in the fall of 2001 infected twenty-three people and killed five—a toll that only hinted at the damage bioterrorism could cause. In a 2001 government exercise called ...

While U.S. troops battle terrorism abroad in Iraq and Afghanistan, scientists at the Weill-Cornell Medical College are doing their part a little closer to home ...

The circumstances associated with the potential use of biological agents for terrorism are unlike those associated with conventional attacks. For example, the detection of an attack may not be ...

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Just 9% of Americans consider the United States extremely prepared to respond to a biological threat, while terrorism remains Americans’ leading national security concern, a ...

Terrorism is a serious threat to the security of the United States and indeed the world. The vulnerability of societies to terrorist attacks results in part from the proliferation of chemical, ...

Given that funding for syndromic surveillance clearly emanates from a desire to be able to detect and respond more promptly to a future bioterrorist event than would otherwise be possible, a key ...

NEW YORK -- Public health officials have developed an odd interest lately in the mundane and arcane. Epidemiologists are tracking orange juice sales at the local Safeway and poring over school ...

On the grounds of a military base an hour's drive from the capital, the Bush administration is building a massive biodefense laboratory unlike any seen since biological weapons were banned 34 years ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado’s North Central All-Hazards Region will be holding a functional bioterrorism attack exercise on Oct. 7 through 9, and officials are warning residents to ensure there is no ...

Although the US has made significant strides towards improving preparedness for a bioterrorist attack, the nation’s biosurveillance capabilities are a far cry from adequate, according to a recent ...

Missouri schools are no more prepared to respond to pandemics, natural disasters, and bioterrorism attacks than they were in 2011, according to a study published in the October issue of the American ...

After years struggling with the FBI’s forensics lab at Quantico, the District is trying to build a $250 million facility of its own somewhere in Washington, setting aside local dollars and petitioning ...