Other viral bioweapons: Ebola and Marburg hemorrhagic fever
MR Salvaggio, JW Baddley - Dermatologic clinics, 2004 - derm.theclinics.com
Discussion in the private sector and the public health forum has increasingly focused on
bioterrorism and preparedness for future acts of bioterrorism. Viral organisms identified as
potential bioweapons include Variola major (smallpox) and some agents of viral
hemorrhagic fevers: Lassa, Junin, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Rift Valley fever,
yellow fever, Ebola, and Marburg [1]. Viruses that cause hemorrhagic fevers (HFs) represent
a particularly serious threat to the public as well as the medical field due to high morbidity …
bioterrorism and preparedness for future acts of bioterrorism. Viral organisms identified as
potential bioweapons include Variola major (smallpox) and some agents of viral
hemorrhagic fevers: Lassa, Junin, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Rift Valley fever,
yellow fever, Ebola, and Marburg [1]. Viruses that cause hemorrhagic fevers (HFs) represent
a particularly serious threat to the public as well as the medical field due to high morbidity …
