Biothreat Agents and Emerging Infectious Disease in the Emergency Department

Amesh A Adalja

doi:10.1016/j.emc.2018.06.011

Biothreat Agents and Emerging Infectious Disease in the Emergency Department

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2018 Nov;36(4):823-834. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2018.06.011. Epub 2018 Sep 6.

Author

Amesh A Adalja¹

Affiliation

¹ Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 601 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA. Electronic address: AAdalja1@jhu.edu.

Abstract

The challenges faced by the emergency physician with recognizing and treating category A biothreat agents and emerging infectious disease are summarized and reviewed.

Keywords: Biosecurity; Bioterrorism; Biothreats; Emerging infectious disease; Health security.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bioterrorism*
Communicable Diseases, Emerging* / diagnosis
Communicable Diseases, Emerging* / epidemiology
Communicable Diseases, Emerging* / prevention & control
Disaster Planning / organization & administration*
Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration*
Global Health
Humans
Incidence